000 FZNT23 KNHC 112047 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 21.6N 57.3W 1003 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. GORDON WILL MOVE JUST N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS NEAR 22.4N 58.3W TONIGHT THEN TO 23.7N 59.3W TUE AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT N OF THE AREA EARLY TUE. OTHERWISE BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA AND A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 85W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N BETWEEN 56W AND 59W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 50 NM OF CENTER OF GORDON. HIGHEST WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N WINDS S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE FLORENCE JUST N OF AREA NEAR 34.4N 64.8W 972 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NNE AT 14 KT. FLORENCE WILL MOVE NE AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 21.6N 57.3W 1003 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. GORDON WILL REMAIN E OF THE AREA AND MOVE TO 23.7N 59.3W TUE AFTERNOON...26.5N 60.5W WED AFTERNOON...29.0N 60.5W THU AFTERNOON...THEN 31.5N 60.0W FRI AFTERNOON. TROUGH THROUGH 31N65W TO 25N70W THIS EVENING MOVE TO 29N65W 25N68W TUE AND BECOME DIFFUSE 27N65W 25N67W WED. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY FRI AND MOVE TO 31N74W TO N FLORIDA AND WEAKEN SAT. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 28N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT AND 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL/BERG