000 FZNT23 KNHC 052053 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 SEP 05 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF AREA AT 17.4N 48.5W 1003 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING W NW OR 290 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 GUSTS 50 KT. FLORENCE WILL MOVE TO 18.0N 49.9W TONIGHT...18.8N 51.9W WED...THEN CONDITIONS MOVING INTO TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WITH CENTER NEAR 19.7N 54.0W WED NIGHT... NEAR 20.6N 56.5W THU...NEAR 22.3N 61.1W FRI...AND NW OF AREA NEAR 24.3N 65.7W SAT. TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 60W AND 77W ARE MOVING W 15 KT. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS EARLY. .WED THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 63W. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. .SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 19N WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 18N TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER FAR NE PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 60W SHIFTING WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N W OF 60W NLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS N PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 33KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 14 TO 16N SLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART. .SAT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SHIFT N TONIGHT THEN SHIFT E THU THROUGH FRI AS A WEAK TROUGH STALLS OVER NW WATERS. TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE WELL E OF AREA INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE STRENGTH AND ENTERS SW ATLC WATERS EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 05 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 72W SAT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT AND SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 72W. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W N TO NE WIND 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 75W NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NEAR FLORENCE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON