000 ABNT20 KNHC 050530 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE REMNANT OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...IS LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF THE NORTHERNMOST LEEWARD ISLANDS AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE ASSOCIATED CLOUD PATTERN CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...BUT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST THAT IT LACKS A WELL-DEFINED CIRCULATION. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING OVER WATER WELL TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...THE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STATUS LATER TODAY OR ON FRIDAY. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA LATER TODAY IF NECESSARY. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO BEFORE IT MOVES OVER CENTRAL AMERICA. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT... OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER PASCH