000 ABNT20 KNHC 171518 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 17 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO HAS MOVED INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHWARD AND BECOME ABSORBED BY A STRONG MID-LATITUDE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. THE SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE EAST-CENTRAL COAST OF FLORIDA IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...WITH THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY MAINLY OVER WATER TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWARD TO NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN