000 ABNT20 KNHC 062336 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SUN OCT 6 2013 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN ELONGATED AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...THE REMNANTS OF KAREN...IS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...AND EXTENDS SOUTHWARD OVER THE WATERS OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THIS DISTURBANCE IS MOVING EASTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE UNFAVORABLE FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE THE DISTURBANCE MERGES WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REMNANTS OF KAREN CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE INCREASED AND BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SOME GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IS POSSIBLE BEFORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS BECOME LESS CONDUCIVE LATER THIS WEEK. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 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 AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. && HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAN BE FOUND UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. 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 STEWART