000 FZNT23 KNHC 100247 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE NW OF THE AREA NEAR 26.6N 64.9W 992 MB AT 11 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 EARLY SUN NEAR 27.9N 65.6W. 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. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TONIGHT...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 S OF 11N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT N OF 16N E OF 66W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR WINDWARD ISLANDS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15 N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15 N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 64W TUE. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 66W. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 9N. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 60W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15 N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 59W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 58W. .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. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE ENTERING THE AREA NEAR 26.6N 64.9W 992 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 330 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. FLORENCE WILL INTENSIFY TO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 27.9N 65.6W EARLY SUN THEN TURN MORE N AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN NEAR 29.8N 65.9W LATE SUN...N OF THE AREA NEAR 31.8N 65.4W EARLY MON...AND NEAR 34.4N 64.2W LATE MON AND TRACK WELL NE OF AREA TUE. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS BY WED. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT SAT SEP 09 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 69W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS FROM 24N TO 30N E OF 68W...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 475 NM NE...325 NM NE...225 NM SE AND 225 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W 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 75W VARIABLE NE 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 9 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 24N 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 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT INCREASING TO 75 KT GUSTS 90 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 475 NM N SEMICIRCLE...300 NM SE QUADRANT AND 180 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 29 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 72W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N E OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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 300 E SEMICIRCLE...225 NM NW AND 100 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH HIGHEST WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 N 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 CHRISTIANSEN/COBB