000 ABNT20 KNHC 060532 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT WED OCT 6 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED ABOUT 235 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO HAVE BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. ONLY A SMALL INCREASE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS SYSTEM WOULD RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE LATER TODAY. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...90 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A SUBTROPICAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 MPH. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE