000 ABNT20 KNHC 040219 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL REGIONS OF TEXAS AND LOUISIANA HAVE DIMINISHED. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ARE CURRENTLY OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES AND SPREADING TOWARD THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. UPPER LEVEL WINDS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS CONTINUES FROM THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES. THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA AND A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH...AND IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD WESTWARD DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. PRESSURES ARE HIGH IN THE AREA AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN