000 FZNT23 KNHC 180926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM JEANNE AT 20.7N 72.6W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 18 MOVING NW AT 4 KT. JEANNE FORECAST TO MOVE TO OVER SE BAHAMAS NEAR 21.4N 73.0W AT 1800 UTC SEP 18...22.4N 73.4W AT 0600 UTC SEP 19...AND AWAY FROM AREA THROUGH WED. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 59W MOVE TO 60W TONIGHT...64W SUN...70W MON ...75W TUE... AND 80W WED. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 .TODAY...N OF 18N WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N WIND NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 77W WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 18N W OF 77W WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 18N WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 80W WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 80W WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. .MON AND TUE...E OF 80W WIND SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 80W WIND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. .WED...WIND BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 12N WIND S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .MON...WIND BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E OF 80W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF 80W WIND NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 .TODAY...N OF 19N W OF 73W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE WIND NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N W OF 71W WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE TO S ON SAT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 17N W OF 71W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 15N E OF 71W WIND SE 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 15N E OF 71W WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 16N W OF 68W. .TONIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE WIND SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .MON THROUGH WED...WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 .TODAY...N OF 18N W OF 62W WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXTREME E PART. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 62W WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 62W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...WIND NE 10 KT EXCEPT EXTREME NW PORTION WIND SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 15N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT W OF 60W SEAS 4 FT. S OF 15N WIND SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N W OF 60W WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N WIND SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 55W. S OF 12N WIND SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM JEANNE AT 20.7N 72.6W 999 MB AT 0900 UTC SEP 18 MOVE NW 5 KT. JEANNE FORECAST TO MOVE OVER SE BAHAMAS NEAR 21.4N 73.0W AT 1800 UTC SEP 18...22.4N 73.4W AT 0600 UTC SEP 19...23.8N 73.7W AT 1800 UTC SEP 19...25.5N 73.7W AT 0600 UTC SEP 20...27.5N 73.5W BY 0600 UTC SEP 21...28.0N 73.5W BY 0600 UTC SEP 22 AND 28.5N74.5W BY 0600 UTC SEP 23. WEAK TROUGH FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W REACH FROM 31N70W TO 28N81W TONIGHT...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N69W TO 28N81W SUN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXPECTED SUN AND SUN NIGHT FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MON THROUGH WED FROM 26N TO 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W... .TODAY...HIGHEST WIND 40 GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR CENTER OF JEANNE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT AND 20 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N FROM 68W AND 75W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA S OF 27N WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W SEAS 4 FT. N OF 27N TROUGH WIND NW TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 24N E OF 76W. WIDELY SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 45 NM OF TROUGH. .TONIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR CENTER OF JEANNE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 60 NM N AND 20 NM S OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 60 NM OF N AND 30 NM S OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N FROM 67W AND 75W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E OF 75W WIND SE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 75W WIND NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 26N E OF 76W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HIGHEST WIND 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR CENTER OF JEANNE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WIND WITHIN 60 NM OF CENTER. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM N OF CENTER WITH HIGHER SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 28N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NW OF TROUGH WIND N 15 KT... INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT. S OF TROUGH W OF 77W WIND NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 27N FROM 68W TO 76W. .MON THROUGH WED...HIGHEST WIND 50 GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR CENTER OF JEANNE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FROM 26N TO 30N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N FROM 69W TO 77W WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. NW OF TROUGH WIND NE TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT. S OF TROUGH W OF 77W WIND W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 23N FROM 72W TO 77W WIND S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 26N FROM 72W TO 77W. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG AND SE OF TROUGH. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES