000 ABNT20 KNHC 300916 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 30 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM MELISSA LOCATED ABOUT 490 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...BAHAMA ISLANDS...AND PORTIONS OF FLORIDA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE AND A DECAYING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD. THE REMNANTS OF KAREN ARE LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY UNFAVORABLE FOR REGENERATION OF THIS SYSTEM...BUT THEY COULD BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE REMNANTS OF KAREN...PLEASE SEE THE HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME