000 ABNT20 KNHC 091133 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SUN OCT 9 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS INTO THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS IS PRODUCING GALE-FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN ATLANTIC... AND WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN CUBA... HISPANIOLA...THE BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. ALTHOUGH SURFACE PRESSURES ARE STILL SLOWLY FALLING...THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS DISTURBANCE IN THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...SOME DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH...AND 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 PORTIONS OF 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 KIMBERLAIN