000 ABNT20 KNHC 261508 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED JUL 26 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS IS NOW CENTERED BETWEEN HOUSTON AND SAN ANTONIO. THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AND IS FAR ENOUGH INLAND THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...IT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN TEXAS...WESTERN LOUISIANA... AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. A TROPICAL WAVE JUST EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH. THIS SYSTEM SHOULD PRODUCE CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES TODAY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION. TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN