000 FZNT23 KNHC 070242 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF AREA NEAR 19.6N 52.5W 999 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. FLORENCE WILL TO MOVE TO NEAR 20.5N 54.0W EARLY THU AND NEAR 21.9N 56.7W THEN INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 23.1N 59.4W EARLY FRI WITH CONDITIONS N OF AREA LATE FRI. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W WILL MOVE W 15 KT THROUGH THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU AND THU NIGHT. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W WILL MOVE W TO ALONG 75W THU...ALONG 81W FRI...AND MOVE THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N TONIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 T0 15 KT W GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL W GULF OF HONDURAS. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S 12N. .FRI THU MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S 12N. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N WITHIN 90 NM OF TROPICAL WAVE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL IN EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 16N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 16N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED E PASSAGES. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 16N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 17N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N E OF 57W... ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI N OF 20N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W... .TONIGHT AND THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS N OF 19N E OF 57W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 70 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NW AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E OF 61W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N W OF 61W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N AND NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SQUALLS MOVING INTO NE WATERS LATE TONIGHT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 20N BETWEEN 56W AND 61W. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 16N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS OVER N PART. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 18N SLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SAT. FROM 14N TO 18N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. S OF 14N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED NW WATERS FRI NIGHT. .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. .MON...NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE WELL SE OF AREA NEAR 19.6N 52.5W 999 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 300 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. FLORENCE IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE EARLY FRI AND CONTINUE NW INTO SW ATLC SAT MOVE N OVER THE NE WATERS SUN AND MON. OTHERWISE AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT N AND E THU THROUGH FRI AS WEAK TROUGH STALLS BRIEFLY OVER NW WATERS. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED SEP 06 2006 ...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N E OF 70W SAT THROUGH MON... .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 78W SE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .THU...NW OF TROUGH N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH SE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...N OF 26N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN BUILDING SE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN BUILDING E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN BUILDING E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W SHIFTING WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN BUILDING E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS SPREADING INTO SE WATERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 22N E OF 70W. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SPIRAL BANDS WITHIN 480 NM OF FLORENCE. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/DGS