000 ABNT20 KNHC 070206 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT FRI OCT 6 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED ABOUT 260 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA REMAINS DISORGANIZED. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE FOR THE SYSTEM TO DEVELOP INTO A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE SYSTEM ON SATURDAY...IF NECESSARY. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...IS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. SURFACE PRESSURES ARE RISING IN THE AREA AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING. DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL AREAS OF EASTERN MEXICO OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES LITTLE. TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/PASCH