000 ABNT20 KNHC 172058 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE GORDON...LOCATED ABOUT 1430 MILES WEST OF THE AZORES...AND ON HURRICANE HELENE...LOCATED ABOUT 920 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE JUST PASSING TO THE NORTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS HAS DIMINISHED. A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA IS DRIFTING EAST- SOUTHEASTWARD. ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE SLOW TO OCCUR. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER PASCH/BLAKE