000 FZNT23 KNHC 280907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 19.6N 75.4W 1002 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW OR 330 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO MOVE INLAND OVER E CUBA THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 18N BETWEEN 75W AND 81W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 82W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 17N E OF 82W S TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED EARLY N OF 21N FROM 78W TO 80W. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N W OF 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS N OF 19N MOVING N OF AREA LATE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 19N W OF 81W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 68W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 70W. .WED...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 14N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 28N MOVE TO 29N TUE AND WED AND TO 30N BY THU. T.S. ERNESTO NEAR 19.3N 75.3W 1002 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW OR 330 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO MOVES TO NEAR 20.8N 76.3W THIS AFTERNOON...22.2N 78.2W TONIGHT...INTENSIFIES TO A HURRICANE NEAR 23.7N 80.0W TUE AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 25.5N 80.6W TUE NIGHT...29.6N 81.0W WED NIGHT AND N OF AREA BY THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 24N W OF 75W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 26N W OF 79W TUE AND TUE NIGHT...AND N OF 28N W OF 79W WED NIGHT AND THU... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N W OF 77W TUE THROUGH THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF ERNESTO WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS S OF 24N W OF 75W. SCATTERED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 72W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF ERNESTO WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT INCREASING 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 21 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 72W SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N W OF 79W. ELSEWHERE W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS W 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 COBB