000 ABNT20 KNHC 162335 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 700 PM EST Thu Nov 16 2017 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: An elongated area of low pressure extends from southwest to northeast across the southwestern and central Caribbean Sea. Satellite imagery and ship reports indicate that the system has become a little better organized this evening. However, strong upper-level winds are expected to prevent significant additional development. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall is possible over portions of the northwestern coast of Colombia, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico during the next few days while the low meanders over the central Caribbean Sea and interacts with an upper-level trough. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent. $$ Forecaster Beven