000 ABNT20 KNHC 171729 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE SEP 17 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO...LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER BELIZE AND THE SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA IS ACCOMPANIED BY CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND EMERGE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WEDNESDAY. SURFACE PRESSURES ARE LOW IN THIS AREA...AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THIS LOW HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE GENERALLY CONDUCIVE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...60 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. REGARDLESS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...THIS DISTURBANCE WILL LIKELY SPREAD HEAVY RAINS OVER EASTERN MEXICO. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER AREAS ALREADY IMPACTED BY THE TORRENTIAL RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH INGRID AND MANUEL. && 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 CANGIALOSI/AVILA