TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
200 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2008
FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...
1. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS
CENTERED ABOUT 175 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND IS MOVING
GENERALLY WESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM HAVE BECOME A LITTLE MORE CONCENTRATED
DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE GRADUALLY
BECOMING MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THIS SYSTEM COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TODAY OR ON FRIDAY AS IT MOVES OVER OR
JUST NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM
LATER TODAY...IF NECESSARY.
2. A VERY BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED ABOUT 1350 MILES EAST
OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM REMAINS LIMITED AND DISORGANIZED AND DEVELOPMENT...IF
ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES
MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD.
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