000 ABNT20 KNHC 152115 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN OCT 15 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED INLAND ALONG THE TEXAS/MEXICO BORDER...CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED...THE COMBINATION OF THIS LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/FRANKLIN