000 ABNT20 KNHC 240929 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM JERRY...LOCATED ABOUT 995 MILES WEST OF THE AZORES. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO IS PRODUCING LIMITED AND DISORGANIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY STRONG OVER THE WESTERN GULF...BUT THEY COULD WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AND BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS CENTERED ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED OVERNIGHT WITHIN THIS SYSTEM...BUT IT STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BRING SQUALLY WEATHER TO PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY...AND THIS WEATHER COULD SPREAD NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ON TUESDAY. INTERESTS IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME MORE CONCENTRATED OVERNIGHT...AND THIS LARGE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION. IT COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER KNABB