000 ABNT20 KNHC 062053 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED SEP 6 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE...LOCATED ABOUT 770 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ABOUT 120 MILES OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS IS MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD. THIS SYSTEM HAS SOME POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT BEFORE IT INTERACTS WITH A NEARBY FRONTAL ZONE IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS EN ROUTE TO INVESTIGATE THE AREA THIS EVENING. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TROPICAL WAVE LOCATED ABOUT 1000 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS REMAINS DISORGANIZED. DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR AS IT MOVES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/PASCH