000 ABNT20 KNHC 041753 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 200 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA...LOCATED ABOUT 205 MILES EAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS...ON HURRICANE IKE...LOCATED ABOUT 525 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...AND ON TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE...LOCATED ABOUT 520 MILES WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. AN AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER HAS FORMED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...AND ANY ORGANIZATION OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WESTWARD AT ABOUT 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE