000 ABNT20 KNHC 201505 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM GORDON LOCATED ABOUT 625 MILES WEST OF THE COAST OF PORTUGAL...AND ON HURRICANE HELENE...LOCATED ABOUT 670 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. A SMALL NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY APPROACHING EASTERN NOVA SCOTIA HAS WEAKENED SINCE YESTERDAY. IT IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH AND DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE...ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ FORECASTER AVILA