000 ABNT20 KNHC 250211 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT MON JUL 24 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... UPPER-LEVEL WINDS...IN COMBINATION WITH A SURFACE TROUGH VERY NEAR THE MEXICAN COAST...CONTINUE TO GENERATE SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS... AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INDICATIONS OF A SURFACE CIRCULATION IN THE AREA...AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...AS THIS DISTURBED WEATHER MOVES GENERALLY NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS COULD BECOME A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD STILL FORM IF THE SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS OVER WATER. A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 900 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM IS EMBEDDED WITHIN VERY DRY AIR AND NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN