000 ABNT20 KNHC 130226 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH 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 TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SURFACE PRESSURES REMAIN HIGH IN THE AREA...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME LESS FAVORABLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THEREFORE...DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. DISORGANIZED CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SOUTHWARD TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH. PRESSURES ARE ALSO HIGH IN THIS 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 FRIDAY. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN