000 ABNT20 KNHC 250555 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE RINA...LOCATED ABOUT 200 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAND CAYMAN. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST TO THE NORTH OF CURACAO IS PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM HAS NOT BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER ORGANIZED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS... UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ARUBA...CURACAO AND BONAIRE...THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF VENEZUELA...AND THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY. 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 PASCH/LANDSEA