000 ABNT20 KNHC 200536 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 AM EDT WED OCT 20 2010 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED ABOUT 165 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRAND CAYMAN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW HAVE INCREASED TO THE NORTHEAST OF ITS CENTER DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE MARGINALLY CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT...ONLY A SMALL INCREASE IN ORGANIZATION OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE THE LOW LATER THIS MORNING. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE...70 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 BROWN