000 ABNT20 KNHC 260217 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH...IS CENTERED OVER THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. SURFACE PRESSURES REMAIN LOW IN THE AREA...AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY STRETCHING EASTWARD FROM THE LOW FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE GENERALLY UNFAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. REGARDLESS OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...AND HISPANIOLA. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI