000 ABNT20 KNHC 241508 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 100 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS. WHILE THIS SYSTEM HAS A WELL-DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POORLY ORGANIZED AND PRIMARILY DISPLACED TO THE EAST. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVE SLOWLY WESTWARD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER IS LOCATED OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND JAMAICA. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION BUT UPPER-LEVEL ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME