000 ABNT20 KNHC 151150 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: An elongated area of low pressure located more than 500 miles southeast of Bermuda is beginning to merge with a larger mid-latitude trough. While earlier satellite wind data indicate this system is producing gale force winds, the associated shower and thunderstorm activity remains disorganized. Strong upper-level winds are expected to prevent additional tropical development of this system as it accelerates to the east-northeast over the next several days. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent. * Formation chance through 5 days...low...near 0 percent. && High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KWBC, and online at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php $$ Forecaster Papin