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891 ABNT20 KNHC 092115 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2003 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN...LOCATED ABOUT 800 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS...IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EMBEDDED WITHIN A TROPICAL WAVE. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...BUT THE BROAD CIRCULATION CURRENTLY LACKS A WELL-DEFINED CENTER. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE REASONABLY FAVORABLE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...AND THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO IF IT MAINTAINS ITS CURRENT WESTWARD TRACK. HOWEVER...DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE...NO TROPICAL STORM IS KNOWN TO HAVE FORMED THIS FAR EAST...AND SINCE 1967 ONLY TWO DEPRESSIONS HAVE FORMED IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. ELSEWHERE TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. FORECASTER FRANKLIN