000 ABNT20 KNHC 260901 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...IS LOCATED NEAR PUERTO RICO. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. REGARDLESS OF ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT...SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...AND HISPANIOLA. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI