000 ABNT20 KNHC 240226 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE HELENE...LOCATED ABOUT 795 MILES WEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IS LOCATED ABOUT 1125 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. THIS SYSTEM SHOWS SIGNS OF ORGANIZATION...AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION COULD FORM DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN