000 ABNT20 KNHC 290902 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU JUN 29 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A TROPICAL WAVE INTERACTING WITH A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES... AND ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. HOWEVER... BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES THIS MORNING... AND OVER THE VIRGIN ISLANDS... PUERTO RICO... AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TODAY AND TONIGHT. A DISORGANIZED AREA OF SHOWERS LOCATED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN BERMUDA AND PUERTO RICO IS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT TO OCCUR. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART