000 ABNT20 KNHC 281756 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT SUN SEP 28 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE KYLE...LOCATED ABOUT 225 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORTLAND MAINE. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM. HEAVY RAINS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO...THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...BELIZE AND GUATEMALA. THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE NON-TROPICAL LOW LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 700 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERNMOST AZORES ISLANDS ARE SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. THIS SYSTEM IS SLOWLY ACQUIRING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES GENERALLY WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE