000 ABNT20 KNHC 071154 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1400 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 25 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A CLOSED SURFACE CIRCULATION AT THIS TIME. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...AND IT HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED...AND IT HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ALTHOUGH DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED... THIS DISTURBANCE COULD STILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH MONDAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART