000 FZNT23 KNHC 061457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF AREA MOVE TO 19.3N 52.5W THIS EVENING...APPROACHING THE TROPICAL N ATLC NEAR 20.5N 54.5W THU MORNING...INTENSIFIES TO HURRICANE STRENGTH NEAR 22.0N 57.0W THU EVENING. FLORENCE WILL BE NEAR 23.0N 59.5W FRI MORNING...AND 25.0N 64.0W SAT MORNING. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY FURTHER AS IT CONTINUES NW THROUGH SAT...THEN WILL SHIFT MORE N TOWARD BERMUDA ON SUN. TROPICAL WAVES ALONG 65W AND 80W MOVING W 15 KT. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 84W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 63W. .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E OF 67W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. .SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 19N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N E OF 59W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 59W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS N OF 19N. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 60W WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. N OF 17N W OF 60W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N PART. .SAT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 15N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF AREA MOVE TO 19.3N 52.5W THIS EVENING...20.5N 54.5W THU MORNING...22.0N 57.0W THU EVENING...23.0N 59.5W FRI MORNING...AND THEN APPROACHES THE SW N ATLC NEAR 25.0N 64.0W AS A HURRICANE SAT MORNING. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES NW THROUGH SAT...THEN WILL SHIFT MORE N TOWARD BERMUDA ON SUN. OTHERWISE...RIDGE FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA DRIFT N TODAY THEN SHIFT E THU THROUGH FRI AS WEAK TROUGH STALLS OVER NW WATERS. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 72W SAT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 78W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 87W SE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 78W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH N 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 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 70W. HIGHEST WINDS 75 GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS TO 25 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF 75W NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NEAR FLORENCE. .SUN...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 74W. MAXIMUM WIND 85 GUSTS TO 105 KT. SEAS UP TO 28 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W NE WIND TO 33 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. W OF 78W NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS NEAR FLORENCE. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN