000 ABNT20 KNHC 062108 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 6 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE TROUGH AND UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED ABOUT 150 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO. THIS SYSTEM REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD. SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED BETWEEN HONDURAS AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. SURFACE PRESSURES ARE FALLING IN THE AREA...AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 600 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED THIS AFTERNOON. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...AND THE CHANCES FOR THIS SYSTEM TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ARE DIMINISHING. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 525 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE AZORES HAS ACQUIRED SOME SUBTROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE DAY. HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM IS MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWARD OVER COOLER WATERS AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE