000 WONT41 KNHC 301500 DSAAT SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1100 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 900 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THIS SYSTEM IS NOW INTERACTING WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM TO ITS NORTH...AND SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED THAN YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GALE-FORCE WINDS... MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER...AND IT STILL COULD BECOME A SUBTROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TOMORROW AS IT MOVES SLOWLY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FURTHER TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NECESSARY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI