000 FZNT23 KNHC 291522 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 23.3N 79.5W OFF THE NORTH CENTRAL CUBAN COAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE N OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N E OF 82W. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 23.3N 79.5W 1005 MB AT 9 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE TO 24.4N 80.6W THIS EVENING...INLAND OVER SOUTH FLORIDA NEAR 26.3N 81.2W WED MORNING...INLAND 28.5N 81.1W WED EVENING...30.9N 80.5W THU MORNING...AND OVER THE CAROLINAS BY LATE THU. RIDGE BUILDS FROM BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 77W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER OF ERNESTO INCREASING TO 90 NM TONIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 29N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF THE CENTER OF ERNESTO. .WED THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM OF CENTER OF ERNESTO. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM E SEMICIRCLE INCREASING TO 180 NM WED NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 76W S WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N WED NIGHT. BETWEEN 72W AND 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS W OF 76W. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN