000 ABNT20 KNHC 120910 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER DEFINED THIS MORNING OVER THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF NEVIS AND ST. KITTS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED AND ALSO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED...AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE FAVORABLE FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO DEVELOP DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA... NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND ADJACENT LAND AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT...ALONG WITH SOME FLOODING AND POSSIBLE MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART