000 ABNT20 KNHC 191513 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 19 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW INTERACTING WITH A BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR PUERTO RICO IS PRODUCING EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND EXTENDING NORTHWARD OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT...INTERMITTENT PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS REGION FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY NORTH OR NORTHWESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART