000 ABNT20 KNHC 160547 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE OMAR WHICH IS CROSSING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS NORTHEAST OF ST. CROIX. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS ISSUED THE LAST ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN...LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LIMON HONDURAS. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING COULD REMAIN A THREAT FOR PORTIONS OF NICARAGUA... HONDURAS...EL SALVADOR...BELIZE AND GUATEMALA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE