000 ABNT20 KNHC 301440 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI JUN 30 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT SURFACE PRESSURES IN THE AREA REMAIN HIGH AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CONDUCIVE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTEND FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE STRONG IN THIS AREA AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT ANTICIPATED AS IT MOVES GENERALLY NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES. TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/KNABB