000 ABNT20 KNHC 270225 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT FRI OCT 26 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IS NOW CENTERED ABOUT 175 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THIS SYSTEM HAS SLOWED ITS FORWARD MOTION THIS EVENING AND IS NOW MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS DISORGANIZED AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE GENERALLY WESTWARD AND TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION...IF ANY...IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THE SYSTEM REACHES THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO...AND HISPANIOLA. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN