000 ABNT20 KNHC 080544 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 100 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2011 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LARGE NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED ABOUT 460 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GALE-FORCE WINDS OVER AN AREA EXTENDING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES WEST THROUGH NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. RECENT SATELLITE INFORMATION INDICATES THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION HAS BECOME BETTER DEFINED AND THAT GALE-FORCE WINDS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED CLOSE TO THE SURFACE CENTER. IN ADDITION... THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED AND BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...THEN ADVISORIES COULD BEEN INITIATED ON THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS A HIGH CHANCE...80 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT DRIFTS WESTWARD TODAY...AND THEN TURNS NORTHWESTWARD BY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS GALE AREA CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1...AND UNDER WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART