000 ABNT20 KNHC 222351 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 700 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED JUST EAST OF THE PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS. THE SYSTEM IS DRIFTING WESTWARD AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR DUE TO LAND INTERACTION. HOWEVER...HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSING LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF PANAMA...COSTA RICA...AND NICARAGUA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART