000 ABNT20 KNHC 050202 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 IN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR. HOWEVER...INTERESTS IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. THE LOW IS FORECAST 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 AN ELONGATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED ROUGHLY ABOUT 150 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 WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS LOCATED ABOUT 975 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS AND IS PRODUCING SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA ARE LOCATED ABOUT 950 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. SIGNIFICANT REDEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED ALTHOUGH INTERMITTENT BURSTS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE CENTER ARE POSSIBLE. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE