000 FZNT23 KNHC 051531 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 SEP 05 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF AREA AT 17.3N 47.3W 1005 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING W AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 GUSTS 45 KT. FLORENCE WILL MOVE TO 18.6N 50.9W WED...AND CROSS 55W INTO TROPICAL ATLC BASIN EARLY THU. TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 69W AND 76W MOVING W 15 KT. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 71W. .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N E OF 65W NE WIND INCREASE TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 65W SE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. W OF 65W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NE PART... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 17N E OF 60W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. N OF 17N W OF 60W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER NE PART. MAXIMUM WIND 60 GUST TO 75 KT. SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 62W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NE PART. .FRI...N OF 18N SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL N OF 14N AND 4 FT S OF 14N. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 14N. .SAT...N OF 20N SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 20N. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO S FLORIDA DRIFT N THROUGH WED AND THEN SHIFT E THU THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE WELL E OF AREA INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND ENTERS ATLC BASIN LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 68W SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 24N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF RIDGE SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 77W. .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S OF 26N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N E OF 70W WINDS BECOME NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS E 10 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS INCREASING IN COVERAGE LATE FRI. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 68W. MAXIMUM WIND 80 KT. SEAS 20 TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. W OF 75W NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 20N E OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER