000 ABNT20 KNHC 301519 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 DEPRESSION MELISSA LOCATED ABOUT 570 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...BAHAMA ISLANDS...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH AND A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD. THE REMNANTS OF KAREN...LOCATED A COUPLE HUNDRED EAST OF LEEWARD ISLANDS...ARE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH...WHICH IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 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 BROWN