000 FZNT23 KNHC 082036 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 23.9N 60.1W 1000 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. FLORENCE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.9N 61.8W TONIGHT...INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE WELL N OF AREA NEAR 26.5N 63.7W SAT. E TRADES GRADUALLY RESUME SUN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 83W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 83W. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 80W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 80W. ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH WED...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. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S 12N. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N E OF 66W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 16N E OF 66W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED E PASSAGES. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 16N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED..S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 19N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 19N BETWEEN 57W AND 62W. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 21N BECOMING ISOLATED LATE TONIGHT. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 20N W OF 60W DECREASING TO ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N W OF 62W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N W OF 58W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 17N W OF 59W. .SUN...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 20N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E OF 60W S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF THE AREA NEAR 23.9N 60.1W 1000 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. FLORENCE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 24.9N 61.8W TONIGHT...INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE NEAR 26.5N 63.7W SAT...NEAR 28.5N 65.0W SAT NIGHT...NEAR 30.5N 65.0W SUN AND WELL N OF AREA NEAR 35.0N 62.9W MON. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS BY WED. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 24N E OF 70W TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITHIN 300 NM OF FLORENCE...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT EARLY TONIGHT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT LATE TONIGHT AND 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT ON SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM W OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT TONIGHT BUILDING TO 27 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 68W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SAT. N OF 27N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL SAT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N E OF 70W... INCREASING TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS LATE TONIGHT AND SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER NE PART. 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 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS IN E SWELL...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. NUMEROUS SQUALLS NEAR FLORENCE. .MON...E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 72W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 70W. .TUE...N OF 29N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 25N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON