000 FZNT23 KNHC 090827 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NEAR 24.1N 62.8W 993 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 25.1N 64.3W THIS AFTERNOON THEN TURN MORE NW AND N TO NEAR 30.6N 65.8W LATE SUN NIGHT. E TRADES GRADUALLY RESUME SUN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 80W AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 80W. ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON 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. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 16N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED..S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TODAY...N OF 19N W OF 60W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 60W DECREASING TO ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N W OF 59W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 20N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .TUE...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 58W. .WED...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF THE AREA NEAR 24.1N 62.8W 993 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 25.1N 64.3W THIS AFTERNOON THEN TURN MORE NW AND N AND MOVE TO NEAR 30.6N 65.8W LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS NORTHERN WATERS BY WED. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 67W... ...HURRICANE CONDITION EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 67W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 70W TROPICAL STORM WINDS WITHIN 300 NM OF FLORENCE...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. N OF 25N E OF 67W WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM W OF CENTER WITH HIGHEST SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. 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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 67W. ELSEWHERE E OF 73W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 73W 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 240 NM OF FLORENCE. .MON...N OF 23N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 75W. .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 RRG