000 ABNT20 KNHC 200208 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT MON JUN 19 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA HAS DIMINISHED AND REMAINS DISORGANIZED. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER THE BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA STRAITS...CENTRAL CUBA... AND EXTEND EASTWARD OVER THE ATLANTIC FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES. THIS ACTIVITY SHOWS NO SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION AT THIS TIME... AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER... BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS AS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM DRIFTS SLOWLY WESTWARD. ELSEWHERE... TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART