000 ABNT20 KNHC 090910 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN JUL 9 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A TROPICAL WAVE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS PRODUCING DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS FROM NEAR HISPANIOLA...PUERTO RICO...AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF A SURFACE CIRCULATION AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY INCREASE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER HISPANIOLA...PUERTO RICO AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD. A LARGE AND WELL-DEFINED TROPICAL WAVE IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS ABOUT 1350 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. SOME SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART