000 ABNT20 KNHC 032109 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED OCT 3 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH THE NON-TROPICAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EAST-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO IS CURRENTLY LIMITED. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM HAS A WELL-DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION AND COULD STILL BECOME A TROPICAL OR SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES GENERALLY NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTHWARD AT ABOUT 10 MPH. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO COAST SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS...AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. WHILE THIS ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY DISORGANIZED... UPPER-LEVEL WINDS APPEAR TO BE SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM IN THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN A SLOW WESTWARD MOTION ON THURSDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE...IS LOCATED ABOUT 1250 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM IS SHOWING SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA ARE LOCATED ABOUT 1300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. THIS SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...AND SIGNIFICANT REDEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER RHOME