000 ABNT20 KNHC 120532 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU AUG 12 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ARE COMPRISED OF A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO LOCATED JUST EAST OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND ALONG THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF COAST BY LATE MORNING AND COULD STILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN SQUALLS TO PORTIONS OF THAT AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 850 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS PRODUCING MINIMAL SHOWER ACTIVITY AT THIS TIME. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE NORTH AND NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 MPH. AN AREA OF DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IS NOT EXPECTED AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. 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 BLAKE