000 ABNT20 KNHC 102345 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT FRI OCT 10 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED ROUGHLY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES IS GRADUALLY BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED. A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. SHOWER ACTIVITY NEAR THE LESSER ANTILLES IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE. WHILE SURFACE PRESSURES ARE LOW IN THIS AREA... SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME DUE TO UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN