000 ABNT20 KNHC 091457 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN JUL 9 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1300 MILES EAST OF THE SOUTHERN WINDWARD ISLANDS IS ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR HISPANIOLA...PUERTO RICO...AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NORTHWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES ARE PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SURFACE PRESSURES ARE HIGH AND TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED IN THIS AREA. 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. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER PASCH