000 ABNT20 KNHC 061922 TWOAT SPECIAL TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 315 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RAPID INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 525 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM IS ALREADY PRODUCING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...AND ADVISORIES WILL BE INITIATED ON TROPICAL STORM HENRI AT 5 PM AST. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BERG/AVILA