000 FZNT23 KNHC 310902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER W ATLC WILL MAINTAIN BRISK TRADES OVER S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT THEN DECREASE SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-311530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-311530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. $$ AMZ086-311530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 15N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-311530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...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 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO NEAR 30.0N 80.2W 998 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING N 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. ERNESTO WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE N OF THE AREA TO 32.1N 79.5W THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL SHIFT N OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT THEN SHIFT N TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-311530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N W OF 78W... .TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM SW QUADRANT OF ERNESTO. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 150 NM E SEMICIRCLE. HIGHEST SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 300 NM OF CENTER WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF ERNESTO. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 74W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 72W. .SAT...S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 72W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG