000 ABNT20 KNHC 180835 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED OCT 18 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS NEAR PUERTO RICO. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN