000 ABNT20 KNHC 250857 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE JUL 25 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE NORTHEAST COAST OF MEXICO BETWEEN TAMPICO AND BROWNSVILLE IS GENERATING DISORGANIZED SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN SQUALLS OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL AREAS. THERE IS NO WELL-DEFINED SURFACE CIRCULATION AND UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY NOT FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. HOWEVER...AS THE SYSTEM 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 LOW REMAINS OVER WATER. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMS...THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BRING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO PORTIONS OF EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WESTWARD-MOVING TROPICAL WAVE IS LOCATED ABOUT 800 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY IS MINIMAL...AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER PASCH/LANDSEA