000 ABNT20 KNHC 202338 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA IS LOCATED OVER THE WEST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA ABOUT 150 MILES EAST OF THE HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER. ALTHOUGH THIS LARGE DISTURBANCE IS SHOWING SOME SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR DUE TO MARGINALLY FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND PROXIMITY TO DRY AIR. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES LITTLE OR DRIFTS SLOWLY SOUTHWARD. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED ABOUT 975 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS HAS NOT BECOME ANY BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE GRADUALLY BECOMING UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY NORTHWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART