000 ABNT20 KNHC 051141 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE REMNANT OF TROPICAL STORM COLIN...A LOW PRESSURE AREA...IS LOCATED ABOUT 300 MILES NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED THIS MORNING. WHILE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SUGGEST THAT IT LACKS A WELL-DEFINED CIRCULATION...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING OVER WATER WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STATUS LATER TODAY OR ON FRIDAY AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT NEAR 20 MPH. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA LATER TODAY. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN 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...10 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 BEVEN