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043 ABNT20 KNHC 142117 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2001 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1500 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THIS SYSTEM IS ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...BUT STILL LACKS PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. NEVERTHELESSS...ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM IN THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE IS BEGINNING TO MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS...AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS ACTIVITY EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WESTWARD INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ON WEDNESDAY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME. AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS IS LOCATED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A SURFACE CIRCULATION. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTHWARD OR NORTHEASTWARD AND MERGE WITH A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FORECASTER PASCH