000 FZNT23 KNHC 250912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE NEAR 13.4N 65.7W 1005 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING W OR 280 DEG 17 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 13.9N 67.8W THIS AFTERNOON ...THEN SLOWLY CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 14.8N 70.4W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 15.6N 72.8W SAT AFTERNOON...NEAR 16.5N 75.0W LATE SAT NIGHT...AND STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 18.5N 79.5W LATE SUN NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TO NEAR 21.0N 84.0W LATE MON NIGHT AND INTO TUE. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN THROUGH TUE... .TODAY...S OF 17N E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E OF 82W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 84W AND E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E OF 79W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS INCREASING E OF 78W. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 20N E OF 81W. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 83N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 81W. .MON AND TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 79W. ELSEWHERE W OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN AREA OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 89FT. 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. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .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. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 66W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 60 NM NE...SE AND NW QUADRANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITHIN 75 NM NE...SE AND NW QUADRANTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT NEAR CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUILDING TO 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF TROPICAL STORM CENTER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE AND E SWELL N OF 12N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 12N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FROM 12N TO 17N E OF 68W SPREADING TO W OF 68W BY LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT NIGHT BETWEEN 71W AND 73W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 73W LATE SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 65W LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT E OF 65W LATE SAT NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 13N W OF 70W SPREADING TO W OF 73W LATE SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .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 LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .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...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 FROM 14N TO 17N W OF 57W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .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. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO 29N SAT AND SUN AND BE NEAR 30N MON AND TUE. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE OVER THE SE CARIBBEAN NEAR 13.4N 65.7W EARLY THIS MORNING IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM THIS AFTERNOON AS IT TRACKS WNW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN. TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATE SUN NIGHT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA AND BE NEAR NW CUBA BY LATE MON INTO TUE. TROPICAL STORM DEBBY OVER THE FAR E ATLC WILL PASS WELL ENE OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 N OF 25N 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...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 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 AGUIRRE