000 ABNT20 KNHC 031134 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT SUN OCT 3 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY CONTINUES IN ASSOCIATION WITH AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN WATERS. THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW...AND ANY DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR DUE TO UNFAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL WINDS. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO. A SMALL AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER LOCATED ABOUT 1300 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS IS PRODUCING LIMITED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD NEAR 10 MPH. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE ...10 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN