000 ABNT20 KNHC 221140 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT THU JUL 22 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SURFACE PRESSURES ARE FALLING IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE A INCREASE SINCE YESTERDAY IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE. THE AREA OF LOWEST PRESSURE IS CENTERED BETWEEN THE ISLANDS OF ACKLINS AND GREAT INAGUA...AND MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR A TROPICAL STORM COULD FORM AT ANY TIME TODAY...AND A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...70 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. SHOWERS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISTURBANCE WILL SPREAD OVER THE BAHAMAS...PORTIONS OF CUBA...AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA AND THE KEYS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST- NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...50 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE BEFORE IT REACHES THE COAST OF MEXICO IN A DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA/ROBERTS