000 ABNT20 KNHC 242336 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 700 PM EST MON NOV 24 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER PERSISTS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IN ASSOCIATION WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...AND ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR. AS THIS SYSTEM DRIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD...IT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING 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/BERG