Tropical Wave

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED THIS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITHA TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. HOWEVER...UPPER-LEVEL WINDS REMAIN UNFAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM ATTHIS TIME. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ANDGUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES...THEVIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO TODAY AS THE WAVE MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE...LESS THAN30 PERCENT...OF THIS SYSTEM BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THENEXT 48 HOURS.