000 ABNT20 KNHC 122108 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE IS APPROACHING THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. WHILE THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY MINIMAL...IT COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. SURFACE PRESSURE ARE NOT FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY MARGINAL FAVORABLE. DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SOUTHWARD TO CENTRAL CUBA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH. PRESSURES ARE HIGH IN THE AREA...AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN