000 ABNT20 KNHC 240600 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST MON NOV 24 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED JUST NORTH OF PANAMA IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS CONTINUED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO IF THE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER WATER AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS 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 BRENNAN/STEWART