000 FZNT23 KNHC 090256 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 24.5N 61.4W 994 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 25.5N 63.0W EARLY SAT...WELL N OF AREA NEAR 27.0N 64.5W SAT EVENING. E TRADES GRADUALLY RESUME SUN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 83W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 83W. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 80W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 80W. ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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 S OF 12N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N E OF 66W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 16N E OF 66W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED E PASSAGES. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 16N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED..S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER N OF 20N BETWEEN 58W AND 62W. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 21N BECOMING ISOLATED LATE TONIGHT. .SAT...N OF 19N W OF 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT...DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN 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 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N 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 S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF THE AREA NEAR 24.5N 61.4W 994 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 305 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 25.5N 63.0W EARLY SAT...NEAR 27.0N 64.5W SAT EVENING...NEAR 28.7N 6530W EARLY SUN...NEAR 30.7N 65.4W SUN EVENING AND WELL N OF AREA NEAR 35.5N 63.0W LATE MON. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS BY WED. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT FRI SEP 08 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N E OF 69W TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITHIN 300 NM OF FLORENCE...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT EARLY TONIGHT INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT SAT AND TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 400 NM W OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT TONIGHT BUILDING TO 33 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 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 74W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 71W NW 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 11 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 74W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 74W 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 WITHIN 180 TO 240 NM OF FLORENCE. .MON...N OF 23N E OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 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/COBB