000 ABNT20 KNHC 291508 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES...AND NORTHWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PROHIBIT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY BETWEEN BERMUDA AND PUERTO RICO HAS DIMINISHED. TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/KNABB