000 ABNT20 KNHC 030229 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT MON OCT 2 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS REMAINS MINIMAL. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. A NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. WHILE THIS SYSTEM COULD SLOWLY ACQUIRE SOME TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES VERY LITTLE...SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER KNABB