000 ABNT20 KNHC 242113 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 24 2006 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE EXTRATROPICAL STORM...REMNANTS OF HELENE ARE LOCATED ABOUT 350 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AZORES. A LARGE TROPICAL WAVE...ACCOMPANIED BY A BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA...LOCATED ABOUT 1150 MILES EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED DURING THE DAY. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ARE ONLY MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO FORM HAS DIMINISHED. ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL STORM FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. $$ FORECASTER AVILA