000 ABNT20 KNHC 220530 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT SAT OCT 22 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA NEAR SAN ANDRES ISLAND...CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS DISTURBANCE DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...70 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY NORTHWARD. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN LIMITED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AND SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IS POSSIBLE. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE... 20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT... CLOUDINESS AND HEAVY RAINS COULD SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND NORTHERN VENEZUELA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN