000 ABNT20 KNHC 090001 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 700 PM EST SAT NOV 8 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON MAJOR HURRICANE PALOMA...LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF CUBA NEAR SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR. AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS APPEAR SOMEWHAT FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO IF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY PERSISTS NEAR THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/STEWART