000 ABNT20 KNHC 291730 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT THU AUG 29 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS ABOUT TO MOVE OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. THIS SYSTEM IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS WHILE THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD NEAR THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS AT 10 TO 15 MPH. AFTER THAT TIME...THE ENVIRONMENT IS FORECAST TO BECOME LESS CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. ALTHOUGH THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED A LITTLE LESS THAN 1000 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES HAS INCREASED SOME...THE WAVE IS HEADING WESTWARD TOWARD A REGION WHERE THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT... OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. && DUE TO A REMOTE POWER AND INTERNET SERVICE OUTAGE...UPDATES OF THE NHC WEB PAGE MAY BE DELAYED DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FIVE-DAY FORMATION PROBABILITIES ARE EXPERIMENTAL IN 2013. COMMENTS ON THE EXPERIMENTAL FORECASTS CAN BE PROVIDED AT... HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=ETWO $$ FORECASTER AVILA