ABNT20 KNHC 130530 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT MON OCT 13 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM NANA...LOCATED ABOUT 980 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. UPPER-LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS... WHICH HAVE BEEN HINDERING DEVELOPMENT...ARE FORECAST TO TEMPORARILY DIMINISH WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TODAY OR TONIGHT AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...IF NECESSARY. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE SYSTEM BECOMES A TROPICAL CYCLONE...HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL AFFECT PUERTO RICO...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IN SOME AREAS THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODS. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON NANA ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT34 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPAT4. FORECAST/ADVISORIES ON NANA ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT24 AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCMAT4. $$ FORECASTER PASCH
