000 ABNT20 KNHC 180903 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON SEP 18 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE GORDON...LOCATED ABOUT 1245 MILES WEST OF THE AZORES...AND ON HURRICANE HELENE...LOCATED ABOUT 1160 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. A NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA IS DRIFTING EASTWARD. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY REMAINS LIMITED AND DEVELOPMENT...IF ANY...IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TO OCCUR BEFORE THE SYSTEM MERGES WITH A COLD FRONT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/FRANKLIN