000 ABNT20 KNHC 230230 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT FRI SEP 22 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON NEWLY- DOWNGRADED TROPICAL STORM HELENE...LOCATED ABOUT 850 MILES EAST- NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS LOCATED ABOUT 1000 MILES WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO CHANGE LITTLE...BUT IT STILL HAS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SLOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN