000 ABNT20 KNHC 192336 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. HOWEVER...NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED BEFORE THIS SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND CENTRAL AMERICA ON FRIDAY. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER EXTENDS FROM THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA TO THE SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME SLIGHTLY BETTER ORGANIZED THIS EVENING ABOUT 250 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. 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 BEVEN