000 FZNT23 KNHC 252105 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 14.3N 67.6W 1004 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG 14 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE NEAR 15.0N 69.7W TONIGHT THEN SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD 16.0N 72.2W SAT...17.0N 74.5W SAT NIGHT...AND 18.0N 77.2W SUN. IT REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH ON MON NEAR 20.5N 82.0W...THEN MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON AND TUE... .TONIGHT AND SAT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 20N E OF 76W. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 78W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS TO 12 FT EXPECTED S OF 20N E OF 80W. WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT WITH MAXIMUM SEAS TO 26 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 83N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 81W. .MON AND TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 17N W OF 79W. ELSEWHERE W OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN AREA OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS. .WED...E OF 81W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 81W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .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 W OF 78W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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...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. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 13N TO 18N W OF 66W... .TONIGHT AND SAT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 14N TO 17N BETWEEN 68W AND 74W. WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT SAT. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT WITH MAXIMUM SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 66W AND 76W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 74W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS BETWEEN 67W AND 74W. .SAT NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 73W. WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 17 TO 22 FT WITH MAXIMUM SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 14N W OF 71W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .MON...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TSTMS W OF 67W. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 58W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 58N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .MON...S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 12N TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED... E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL MOVE N TO 29N SAT AND SUN AND BE NEAR 30N MON AND TUE. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE WNW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AND BECOME A HURRICANE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 4 FT. N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 74W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 75W...AND S OF 23N E OF 73W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 24N W OF 72W SE TO S 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 28N W OF 78W...AND S OF 23N E OF 76W. .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 W OF 75W. .TUE AND WED...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N 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