000 ABNT20 KNHC 212334 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SATELLITE IMAGERY...RADAR DATA...AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR WESTERN PUERTO RICO HAS NOT BECOME ANY BETTER ORGANIZED THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND THE SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT ANY TIME AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THIS SYSTEM BECOMES A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...IT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH MONDAY. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. INTEREST IN PUERTO RICO...THE U.S. AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND EASTERN HISPANIOLA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AND ANY PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/BEVEN