000 ABNT20 KNHC 020224 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT FRI SEP 1 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER IN WASHINGTON DC IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO...CENTERED OVER EASTERN VIRGINIA. A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 10 MPH. SLOW DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 250 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES IS MOVING WESTWARD ABOUT 15 MPH. THE ASSOCIATED SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS LIMITED AND DEVELOPMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN