000 ABNT20 KNHC 191501 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ABOUT 55 MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DUE TO STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS AND PROXIMITY TO LAND...SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM APPEARS UNLIKELY. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL AFFECT COASTAL AREAS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA...GEORGIA...SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND ADJACENT WATERS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SLOWLY WESTWARD. SHOWER ACTIVITY IS MINIMAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH A TROPICAL WAVE A FEW HUNDRED MILES NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS CONTINUE TO BE UNFAVORABLE FOR ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/KNABB