000 FZNT23 KNHC 102048 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE E OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH MIDWEEK. $$ AMZ082-110330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...S OF 16N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-110330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .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. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 81W. .MON THROUGH TUE 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. .WED THROUGH FRI...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. $$ AMZ086-110330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 64W TUE. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 66W. .THU AND FRI...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR ATLANTIC PASSAGES IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 9N. $$ AMZ087-110330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 59W SW WINDS 15 KT. 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 17N E OF 58W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E OF 60W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT MAINLY IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-110330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE FLORENCE NEAR 29.8N 66.2W 975 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NNW OR 345 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT. FLORENCE WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND MOVE NEAR 31.3N 66.1W TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TO TURN MORE NE THROUGH TUE. WEAK ATLC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK ALONG 23N WED AND DRIFTS N TO 25N THU. $$ AMZ080-110330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SUN SEP 10 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 67W... .TONIGHT...HURRICANE CONDITIONS N OF 28N E OF 67W WITH HIGHEST WINDS 80 KT GUSTS TO 100 KT INCREASING TO 90 KT GUSTS TO 110 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 35 FT. 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...DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 16 FT LATE. 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 THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N N 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 AND FRI...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