000 ABNT20 KNHC 090229 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ABOUT 125 MILES EAST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO IS MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BEFORE REACHING THE EAST COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. INTERESTS IN BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA ON TUESDAY...IF NECESSARY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN