000 ABNT20 KNHC 082112 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A SMALL LOW PRESSURE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE IS CENTERED ABOUT 650 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS...AND IS MOVING WESTWARD 15 TO 20 MPH. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED NEAR THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM LATER TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY. A NEARLY STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LOCATED ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS MINIMAL AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. A TROPICAL WAVE INTERACTING WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS OVER THE BAHAMAS...THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA...CENTRAL CUBA...AND ADJACENT WATERS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/STEWART