000 ABNT20 KNHC 080901 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED BETWEEN BELIZE...HONDURAS...AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS IS PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES VERY SLOWLY WESTWARD OR NORTHWESTWARD. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS SYSTEM LATER TODAY...IF NECESSARY. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE A FEW HUNDRED MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PUERTO RICO IN ASSOCIATION WITH A SURFACE TROUGH. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 375 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS 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 TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KNABB