000 FZNT23 KNHC 092100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NW OF THE AREA NEAR 25.6N 64.3W 992 MB AT 5 PM EDT IS MOVING NW OR 330 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. FLORENCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER NW AND N OF THE AREA AS IT GRADUALLY INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE TONIGHT NEAR 26.8N 65.2W. WEAK RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN ITS WAKE NE TO SW ACROSS N OF 17N THROUGH WED...AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES INTO THE AREA S OF THE RIDGE. NE SWELLS AFFECTING ATLC PASSAGES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT N OF 16N E OF 67W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 75W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15 N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15 N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 64W TUE. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 66W. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 9N. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 60W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15 N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N W OF 58W. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 59W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 20N W OF 60W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 13N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE E OF THE AREA NEAR 25.6N 64.3W 992 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 330 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 26.8N 65.2W TONIGHT THEN TURN MORE NW AND N AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO NEAR 28.7N 65.7W SUN...NEAR 30.0N 65.5W SUN NIGHT...NEAR 33.3N 64.6W MON AND TRACK WELL NE OF AREA TUE. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BY WED. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 69W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS FROM 23N TO 30N E OF 68W...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 N SEMICIRCLE...200 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT LATE. 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 69W. .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 AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 350 E SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NW QUADRANT...150 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 90 KT GUSTS 110 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE 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. .THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN