000 ABNT20 KNHC 170554 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...THE REMNANT OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE... IS LOCATED ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW REMAIN DISORGANIZED AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS BECOMING LESS LIKELY SINCE IT WILL BE MOVING ONSHORE THIS MORNING. THERE IS NOW A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE IT MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA OR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO COAST TODAY. SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN