000 ABNT20 KNHC 011730 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LARGE AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED ABOUT 800 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE...AND THERE IS A MEDIUM CHANCE...30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. A SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME...AND THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES EASTWARD OR NORTHEASTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO ACROSS NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA...THE CAYMAN ISLANDS...EASTERN CUBA...JAMAICA...AND HISPANIOLA. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN