000 ABNT20 KNHC 132340 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT MON SEP 13 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE IGOR...LOCATED ABOUT 830 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS ...AND ON TROPICAL STORM JULIA...LOCATED ABOUT 225 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA REMAIN POORLY ORGANIZED AND HAVE WEAKENED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. HOWEVER... SOME DEVELOPMENT IS STILL POSSIBLE WHILE THIS SYSTEM IS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...AND THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE... 40 PERCENT...OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION BEFORE IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA...JAMAICA...CUBA...THE CAYMAN ISLANDS...AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG