000 ABNT20 KNHC 252129 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 25 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM KAREN...LOCATED ABOUT 1430 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. DATA FROM THE AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT A TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS FORMED IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. A SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST. CROIX IN THE LESSER ANTILLES. THIS SYSTEM HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION TODAY AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...THE LOW SHOULD MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...BRINGING SQUALLY WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE BRITISH AND US VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. INTERESTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. ANOTHER AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER SOUTH FLORIDA...WESTERN CUBA AND THE WESTERN BAHAMAS IS PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. SURFACES PRESSURES ARE NOT FALLING AT THIS TIME AND ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY WILL BE SLOW TO OCCUR. THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS TO SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE KEYS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/FRANKLIN