000 ABNT20 KNHC 261502 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON JUN 26 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A BROAD AND DIFFUSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE ENTIRE FLORIDA PENINSULA... AND ADJACENT GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC WATERS... IS MOVING NORTHWARD AT 5 TO 10 MPH. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS BECOME MORE CONCENTRATED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA STRAITS...AND OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST... AND A SUSTAINED WIND OF 33 MPH WITH A GUST TO 42 MPH WAS REPORTED ON GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND EARLIER TODAY. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS THAT A SMALL LOW PRESSURE AREA COULD FORM OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING... AND MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE GULFSTREAM TOWARD THE CAROLINAS. HOWEVER... WHETHER OR NOT ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM OCCURS... THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY AND GRADUALLY SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA... PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NWS FORECAST OFFICE. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY A WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA IS LOCATED ABOUT 1000 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS. SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART