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434 ABNT20 KNHC 220915 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 22 2001 ...CORRECTED DATE/TIME GROUP ONLY... FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTAL...LOCATED ALONG THE WESTERN YUCATAN COAST ABOUT 45 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF CARMEN MEXICO. THE TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES HAS BECOME MUCH BETTER ORGANIZED THIS MORNING BASED ON SURFACE... RADAR...AND SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS. THIS WAVE IS MOVING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM AT ANY TIME DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SHOWERS AND WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE ISLANDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES...THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM LATER TODAY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. FORECASTER STEWART