000 FZNT23 KNHC 280329 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO AT 18.6N 74.7W 1004 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING 320 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 50 GUSTS 60 KT. ERNESTO MOVE INLAND E CUBA EARLY MON NEAR 76W AND EXIT N CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 79W LATE MON NIGHT INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND INTO EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TUE NIGHT THROUGH LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N FROM 73W TO 80W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 60 NM E SEMICIRCLE. WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM NE QUADRANT... 150 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 80 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 81W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 81W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS E OF 81W. ISOLATED TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N FROM 76W TO 79W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 82W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 17N E OF 84W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 84W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY N OF 21N FROM 78W TO 80W. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 80W SW WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASE TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND N OF 19N DECREASE LATE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E OF 81W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. N OF 19N W OF 81W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 14N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 13N E OF 80W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 13N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 17N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS N OF 17N W OF 73W. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 100 NM SE QUADRANT...20 NM SW QUADRANT. WINDS 45 GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 225 NM SE QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 14N W OF 68W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 12N FROM 64W TO 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 14N W OF 68W...SHIFT TO NW PART LATE TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 67W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 70W. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 60W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 13N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N AND W OF 60W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 15N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 15N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO 27N80W SHIFT N TO ALONG 28N BY MON...THEN MOVE TO 29N TUE AND WED AND TO 30N BY THU. ERNESTO IN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MOVE NW ACROSS ACROSS CUBA MON...INTO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT RE-INTENSIFYING TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND ENTER SE GULF OF MEXICO LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SUN AUG 27 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 76W MON THROUGH TUE AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS S OF 26N W OF 78W TUE NIGHT ...THEN ERNESTO EMERGES NE FLORIDA COAST WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 28N W OF 79W. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 23N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 73W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 76W. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N W OF 75W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 26N E TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOME SW 10 KT OR LESS E OF 72W. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL TUE. S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 25N W OF 76W. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 72W. .TUE THROUGH WED...FROM 24N TO 29N W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS TO 33 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 FT. N OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS AND N OF 28N. N OF 26N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT S OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS W PART. .THU...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 78W LATE THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NW PART. .FRI...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 73W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT OVER BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES