000 ABNT20 KNHC 240849 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 24 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE HELENE...LOCATED ABOUT 705 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE...ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA...IS LOCATED ABOUT 1200 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ALTHOUGH UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE CURRENTLY LIMITING THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS SYSTEM...IT STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN