000 ABNT20 KNHC 061153 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT MON OCT 6 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A SMALL LOW PRESSURE AREA. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE WESTWARD DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AND SOME DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE BEFORE IT MOVES INLAND OVER MAINLAND MEXICO TONIGHT OR TUESDAY. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL REGIONS OF SOUTHERN MEXICO NEAR THE THE BAY OF CAMPECHE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD SPREAD WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME