000 FZNT23 KNHC 100829 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE FLORENCE NW OF THE AREA NEAR 27.7N 65.6W 976 MB AT 5 AM EDT IS MOVING NW OR 330 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. FLORENCE WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND TURN NWD THIS AFTERNOON NEAR 29.0N 65.9W THEN MOVE N AND NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. ATLC RIDGE BUILDS BACK ALONG 23N WED AND DRIFTS N TO 25N THU. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15 N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15 N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 64W TUE. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 66W. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 9N. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 59W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. 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. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE 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. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 27.7N 65.6W 976 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW OR 330 DEG AT 13 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. FLORENCE WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND TURN MORE TO THE N NEAR 29.0N 65.9W THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN TURN MORE N AND NE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. WEAK ATLC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ALONG 23N WED AND DRIFTS N TO 25N THU. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 68W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS N OF 27N E OF 68W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85W INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 250 NM N SEMICIRCLE...225 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 100 NM SW QUADRANT. 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 TONIGHT. 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...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N E OF 68W WITH SEAS GREATER THAN 12 FT EARLY DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 73W W TO SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN AFTERNOON. 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 LATE. 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. .MON NIGHT AND 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 RRG