000 ABNT20 KNHC 040930 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... SHOWER ACTIVITY LOCATED OVER AND THE EAST OF THE BAHAMAS HAS DIMINISHED. THIS ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA AND A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH. ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP LATER TODAY AND COULD PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS TODAY...AND ACROSS FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY AT THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. PRESSURES ARE HIGH IN THE AREA AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE ARE SLOWLY SPREADING WESTWARD OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES... THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO... AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. UPPER- LEVEL WINDS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART