000 FZNT23 KNHC 101501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA AND WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15 N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15 N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 64W TUE. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 66W. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 9N. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 28.7N 65.9W 976 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING NNW OR 340 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT. FLORENCE WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND TURN MORE TO THE N NEAR 30.3N 66.2W THIS EVENING AND THEN TURN MORE N AND NE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. WEAK ATLC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ALONG 23N WED AND DRIFTS N TO 25N THU. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 67W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS N OF 28N E OF 67W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 70 KT GUSTS TO 85 KT INCREASING TO 95 KT GUSTS TO 115 KT TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE OR GREATER WINDS WITHIN 225 NM N SEMICIRCLE...120 NM SE QUADRANT...AND 90 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 475 NM N SEMICIRCLE...225 NM SE QUADRANT AND 175 NM SW QUADRANT WITH HIGHEST SEAS 30 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF 71W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N E OF 71W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 71W 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 200 NM OF FLORENCE. .MON...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER FORECAST WATERS N OF 30N E OF 67W 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 LL