000 FZNT23 KNHC 151513 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE W OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 63W THIS AFTERNOON IS MOVING W ABOUT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 70W SAT AFTERNOON...TO 76W ON SUN...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN ON MON AND TUE. TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 15.8N41.4W 1000 MB AT 11 AM EDT MOVING WNW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. HELENE IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 17.8N45.0W ON SAT MORNING...TO 19.5N48.0W ON SUN MORNING... TO 21.5N50.5W ON MON MORNING...AND REMAIN JUST NE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE ON TUE. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S OF 18N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... HIGHEST S OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 18N E OF 60W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ON TUE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST N OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 26.5N80W THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 31N71W 26N78W ON SAT AFTERNOON...AND TO 31N67W 27N74W SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA ON MON AND DISSIPATE ON TUE. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF COLD FRONT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CAB