000 ABNT20 KNHC 090933 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED AUG 9 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 425 MILES EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 20 MPH. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS DISORGANIZED AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY BECOME LESS CONDUCIVE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN BRIEF SQUALLS OVER PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES LATE TODAY AND EARLY THURSDAY. A BROAD NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ABOUT 800 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES IS DRIFTING SOUTHWARD. SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS LIMITED AND FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED. AN AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...SOUTHERN FLORIDA...AND ADJACENT WATERS ARE PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE UNFAVORABLE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER STEWART