000 ABNT20 KNHC 041515 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 4 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS MINIMAL IS ASSOCIATION WITH A NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...AND THE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION SCHEDULED FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO BECOME A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 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 AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS SYSTEM REMAINS DISORGANIZED...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME LESS FAVORABLE. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION SCHEDULED ON THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELED. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS LOCATED ABOUT 1050 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA ARE LOCATED ABOUT 1100 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 BEVEN