000 ABNT20 KNHC 021510 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT...THESE WINDS COULD BECOME SOMEWHAT MORE FAVORABLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WHILE THE SURFACE TROUGH LINGERS IN THE WESTERN GULF. PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE...AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE LIKELY OVER NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN