000 FZNT23 KNHC 120235 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 22.1N 57.9W 1000 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. GORDON WILL MOVE N TO 23.0N 58.7W TUE MORNING THEN 24.5N 59.5W TUE EVENING...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHIFTING N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BY SUNRISE. OTHERWISE BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA AND A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE GREATER ANTILLES THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 70W WED AND THU. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS CENTRAL AND W PART. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 21N BETWEEN 56W AND 59W... .TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 75 NM OF CENTER OF GORDON. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SQUALLS N OF 19N E OF 59W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 20N E OF 58W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N E OF 60W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 10N TO 18N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 12N TO 20N THU. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE FLORENCE IS WELL N OF THE AREA BUT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LARGE NLY SWELLS OVER THE AREA. TROUGH FROM 31N65W TO 22N69W WILL MOVE TO 29N65W 25N68W TUE AND BECOME DIFFUSE 27N65W 25N67W WED. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY FRI AND MOVE TO 31N74W TO N FLORIDA AND WEAKEN SAT. TROPICAL STORM GORDON NEAR 22.1N 57.9W 1000 MB AT 11 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 8 KT. GORDON WILL REMAIN E OF THE AREA AND MOVE TO 24.5N 59.5W TUE EVENING...27.6N 60.0W WED EVENING...THEN 30.0N 59.5W THU EVENING. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT MON SEP 11 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF TROUGH N TO 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 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 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. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF 75W 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .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 6 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL/BERG