000 WONT41 KNHC 091857 DSAAT SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE THAT THE TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE LESSER ANTILLES DOES NOT HAVE A CLOSED SURFACE CIRCULATION. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR THIS SYSTEM TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS THE WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/KNABB 000 WONT41 KNHC 091857 DSAAT SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 PM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE THAT THE TROPICAL WAVE NEAR THE LESSER ANTILLES DOES NOT HAVE A CLOSED SURFACE CIRCULATION. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR THIS SYSTEM TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE STILL POSSIBLE AS THE WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES TODAY AND TONIGHT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/KNABB