000 FZNT23 KNHC 260930 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...CORRECTED 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 14.8N 70.2W 999 MB AT 5 AM MOVING WNW OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ERNESTO WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 15.4N 72.2W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 16.6N 74.8W LATE TONIGHT...18.0N 77.5W SUN AFTERNOON...REACHING HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 19.5N 80.0W LATE SUN NIGHT...BE NEAR 22.0N 83.5W LATE MON NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE S CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO TUE. WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE N OF AREA THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 15N TO 19N E OF 79W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE N OF 18N W OF 78W... .TODAY...E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 20N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W...BECOMING SCATTERED LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 15N TO 19N E OF 79W...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 81W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 16N TO 20N W OF 77W...BECOMING HURRICANE CONDITIONS N OF 18N W OF 78W LATE SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 85W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS E OF 85W. .MON AND TUE...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 18N W OF 80W. ELSEWHERE W OF 77W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS IN AREA OF HURRICANE CONDITIONS. .WED...E OF 81W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N W OF 81W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 81W...MORE NUMEROUS NW PART. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 S OF 13N. .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 ENTIRE AREA. .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. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM 14N TO 18N W OF 69W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 13N W OF 67W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS BETWEEN 65W AND 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 12N. .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER FROM 15N TO 19N W OF 73W...WITH HIGHEST 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT LATE. HIGHEST SEAS TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 69W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 12N W OF 69W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 66W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 65W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .MON...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TSTMS W OF 67W. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N AND W OF 59W. .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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL LIFT N TO 28N THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE LITTLE THROUGH MON...THEN MOVE N TO 29N TUE AND WED. TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE WNW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN AND BECOME A HURRICANE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT THEN ENTER THE SE GULF TUE. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 75W 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 22N E OF 72W. .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 AGUIRRE