000 ABNT20 KNHC 090253 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2007 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE LOCATED ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF CLOUDINESS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS SYSTEM HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS...BUT STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. DISORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM CUBA AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA WESTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH AND AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN