000 ABNT20 KNHC 182128 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 18 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA...PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW. SURFACE PRESSURES ARE GRADUALLY FALLING IN THE AREA AND CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR A SUBTROPICAL OR A TROPICAL CYCLONE TO FORM OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING SHOWERS...SQUALLS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN OVER PORTION OF FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE LEEWARD ISLANDS NORTHWARD FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF INGRID. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS REMAIN HIGHLY UNFAVORABLE FOR REGENERATION. SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS LIMITED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 650 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER AVILA