000 FZNT23 KNHC 292056 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO N OF AREA NEAR S FL 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. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N E OF 82W. .WED THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .TONIGHT 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. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO 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. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .TONIGHT 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. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO IN STRAITS OF FL WILL MOVE NW AT 10 KT TO NEAR 25.6N 80.9W AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE INLAND FL NEAR 27.5N 81.1W WED...29.9N 80.6W WED NIGHT... OFFSHORE AGAIN NEAR 32.5N 79.7W THU WITH CONDITIONS SHIFTING N OF AREA THU NIGHT. RIDGE BUILDS FROM BERMUDA TO S FL THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING W OF 78W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER OF ERNESTO WITH HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 100 NM E AND WITHIN 60 NM W SEMICIRCLES. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT MAINLY IN STRAITS OF FL. 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 NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 120 NM E AND WITHIN 100 NM W OF CENTER OF ERNESTO. HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER OVER WATERS WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS 22 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA