000 ABNT20 KNHC 010243 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO...LOCATED NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST JUST WEST OF CAPE FEAR. A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 700 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAS CHANGED LITTLE IN ORGANIZATION THIS EVENING. SLOW DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS THE SYSTEM MOVES WESTWARD ABOUT 10 MPH. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS IS MOVING WESTWARD. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY IS POORLY ORGANIZED AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN