000 ABNT20 KNHC 071506 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN OCT 7 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED BETWEEN BELIZE...HONDURAS...AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. WHILE SURFACE PRESSURES ARE FALLING WITHIN THIS AREA...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION IS ELONGATED AND NOT YET WELL-DEFINED. THEREFORE...THE AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELED. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE AND SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. ANOTHER AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER MISSION IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA ON MONDAY. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF PUERTO RICO IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS SYSTEM REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 500 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/BERG