000 ABNT20 KNHC 201130 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT FRI SEP 20 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...ABOUT 900 MILES EAST OF TAMPICO MEXICO...IS LIMITED. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH...AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE WILL INVESTIGATE THE AREA LATER TODAY...IF NECESSARY. DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS LOCATED A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF BERMUDA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT...BUT THIS DISTURBANCE COULD ACQUIRE SOME SUBTROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS WHILE IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AND THEN NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AND A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL 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