000 ABNT20 KNHC 090537 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS ISSUED THE LAST ADVISORY ON PHILIPPE...LOCATED ABOUT 915 MILES WEST OF THE AZORES. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA INTO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS IS PRODUCING GALE-FORCE WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC...AND WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN CUBA...HISPANIOLA...THE BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. SURFACE PRESSURES ARE SLOWLY FALLING...AND SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE... 30 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO EASTERN PORTIONS OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BROWN