000 ABNT20 KNHC 181731 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO HAS BECOME LESS DEFINED DURING THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN DISPLACED WELL TO THE EAST OF THE AREA OF THE LOWEST PRESSURE. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED... AND IT HAS A LOW CHANCE...NEAR 0 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS...THE FLORIDA PENINSULA... SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/PASCH