000 ABNT20 KNHC 100552 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE WINDWARD ISLANDS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT... HEAVY RAIN COULD SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD. A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER HAS INCREASED IN COVERAGE ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SOME ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART