000 ABNT20 KNHC 301131 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON SUBTROPICAL STORM LAURA...LOCATED ABOUT 485 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN...WESTERN CUBA...FLORIDA...AND THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED HERE OR ELSEWHERE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/PASCH