000 ABNT20 KNHC 040924 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO IS ASSOCIATED WITH A NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES GENERALLY NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS...AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD SURFACE TROUGH. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS APPEAR TO BE SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM IN THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD OR WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS LOCATED ABOUT 1150 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA ARE LOCATED ABOUT 1200 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. SIGNIFICANT REDEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME