000 ABNT20 KNHC 231742 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT THU OCT 23 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IN ASSOCIATION WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT... LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA...THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...WESTERN CUBA...AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/PASCH