000 ABNT20 KNHC 042109 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU OCT 4 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS MINIMAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMATION IS DIMINISHING. HOWEVER...INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN AND PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE BAHAMAS. THIS SYSTEM REMAINS DISORGANIZED...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. ANY INCREASE IN ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS LOCATED ABOUT 1050 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS AND IS PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA ARE LOCATED ABOUT 1025 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. SIGNIFICANT REDEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE