000 ABNT20 KNHC 071144 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SUN OCT 7 2012 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY OR TWO BEFORE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS BECOME UNFAVORABLE. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LOW CHANCE...20 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THIS DISTURBANCE COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS...AND THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER STEWART