000 ABNT20 KNHC 311130 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SAT AUG 31 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND IS NOW LOCATED OVER WATER NEAR THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED SINCE YESTERDAY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE LESS CONDUCIVE THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM STILL HAS SOME POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO BEFORE IT MOVES FURTHER INTO THE EASTERN ATLANTIC WHERE CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE HOSTILE FOR DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 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. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 450 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THESE ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM. CONDITIONS COULD BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT WHEN THE WAVE REACHES THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IN 4 OR 5 DAYS. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. && 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