000 ABNT20 KNHC 261505 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 26 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 1225 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN....LOCATED ABOUT 205 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAMPICO MEXICO. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS FORMED IN THE VICINITY OF KEY WEST FLORIDA. THIS LOW IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING OVER SOUTH FLORIDA...THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND A PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OVER SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF PUERTO RICO HAS DEGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE. THIS SYSTEM IS STILL ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER WHICH EXTENDS FROM THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NORTHWARD ACROSS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD WEST-NORTHWESTWARD PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA LATER TODAY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME. A COUPLE OF WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVES ARE LOCATED OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC. BOTH SYSTEMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT AS THEY MOVE WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. PUBLIC ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT33 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCPAT3 AND FORECAST/ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER WTNT23 KNHC AND UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCMAT3. $$ FORECASTER AVILA