000 ABNT20 KNHC 021506 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE OCT 2 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTEND FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND A SURFACE LOW CENTERED ABOUT 100 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST. THE SYSTEM IS ALREADY PRODUCING WINDS TO NEAR GALE FORCE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO... AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EVOLVE INTO A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN