000 ABNT20 KNHC 161200 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 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...LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. THE REMNANT CIRCULATION OF FORMER TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN IS LOCATED INLAND OVER NORTHWESTERN HONDURAS NEAR THE GUATEMALA BORDER. ALTHOUGH REFORMATION OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL NOT OCCUR DUE TO LAND INTERACTION...THIS SYSTEM COULD STILL PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE GULF OF HONDURAS...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NICARAGUA...HONDURAS... EL SALVADOR...BELIZE...AND GUATEMALA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART