000 ABNT20 KNHC 231158 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM RICHARD...LOCATED ABOUT 55 MILES NORTH OF THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING JUST NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAVE CHANGED LITTLE THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE BECOMING LESS CONDUCIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS THROUGH TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE... 20 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART