000 FZNT23 KNHC 242159 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...AT 5 PM EDT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE 1007 MB WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.9N 62.4W MOVING W AROUND 20 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TONIGHT AS IT MOVES TOWARD 13.1N 65.5W. IT WILL REACH 13.8N 68.0W FRI AFTERNOON...14.6N 70.2W FRI NIGHT...15.5N 72.5W SAT...AND 17.0N 76.5W SUN. IT WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE CUBAN COAST. .FRI...S OF 17N E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E OF 82W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 84W AND E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 79W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 19N E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 83N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 79W. E OF 79W SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N W OF 78W. .SUN...N OF 14N E OF 78W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 13N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 11N TO 17N W OF 63W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 68W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 100 NM OF THE STORM. SEAS TO 16 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 66W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 90 NM OF THE STORM. SEAS TO 22 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .SUN...W OF 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 68W AND 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS DECREASING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS W OF 71W. .MON...W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TSTMS W OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N W OF 59W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N E OF 59W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 14N W OF 59W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 63W. SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W SW TO S FLORIDA THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN ALONG N TO 29N SAT AND N OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. A STRONG TROPICAL STORM NOW OVER THE LESSER ANTILLES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH TONIGHT...AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. TROPICAL STORM DEBBY OVER THE FAR E ATLC WILL PASS WELL ENE OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON...S OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N. .TUE...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 76W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN