000 ABNT20 KNHC 032109 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL REGIONS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ARE CURRENTLY SPREADING ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES. UPPER LEVEL WINDS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. THIS ACTIVITY IS PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH A UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA...AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN