000 FZNT23 KNHC 091515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NW OF THE AREA NEAR 24.7N 63.7W 992 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. FLORENCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER NW AND N OF THE AREA AS IT GRADUALLY INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE BY EARLY THIS EVENING NEAR 25.9N 64.8W. WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN ITS WAKE NE TO SW ACROSS THE N PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED. NE SWELLS AFFECTING ATLC PASSAGES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 79W AND 2 FT W OF 79W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 ENTIRE AREA...THEN MAINLY S OF 13N TONIGHT. .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. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 10 KT N OF 16N E OF 67W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 16N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED..S OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N W OF 58W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N 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 19N W OF 59W DECREASING TO ISOLATED TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 15N. .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. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF THE AREA NEAR 24.7N 63.7W 992 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING WNW OR 305 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS TO 75 KT. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 25.9N 64.8W THIS EVENING THEN TURN MORE NW AND N AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO NEAR 27.7N 65.7W SUN MORNING...NEAR 29.0N 65.9W SUN NIGHT...NEAR 31.9N 30.6N MON MORNING AND TRACK WELL NE OF AREA TUE THROUGH WED. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BY WED. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 69W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 66W...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 325 N SEMICIRCLE...225 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 28 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. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS FROM 23N TO 29N E OF 67W...SPREADING W TO 69W TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 250 NM N SEMICIRCLE...225 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT ...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT INCREASING TO 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 385 N SEMICIRCLE...300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 29 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT SUN NIGHT. 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 SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 360 NM OF FLORENCE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 275 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W AND TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N E OF 67W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 175 NM SW QUADRANT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N BETWEEN 67W AND 72W AND TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N E OF 67W IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 28N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN 74W AND 78W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 78W. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 72W NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 72W AND 76W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 76W. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 28N E OF 72W BECOMING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 69W IN THE AFTERNOON. .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 AGUIRRE