000 ABNT20 KNHC 031756 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE EARL...LOCATED ABOUT 290 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS...AND ON TROPICAL STORM FIONA...LOCATED ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REMNANT LOW OF GASTON LOCATED ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS AND THE LESSER ANTILLES. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVOR SLOW DEVELOPMENT AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD RE-FORM AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 MPH DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE AGAIN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED ALONG A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED BETWEEN THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOW ARE SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR CONDUCIVE FOR SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA/BLAKE