000 ABNT20 KNHC 301800 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE SEP 30 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM LAURA...LOCATED ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND EMBEDDED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FAR WESTERN ATLANTIC...FLORIDA...THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...WESTERN CUBA...AND THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/PASCH