000 FZNT23 KNHC 152129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 82W TONIGHT WILL MOVE W OF THE FORECAST AREA ON SAT. ANOTHER TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W TONIGHT IS MOVING W ABOUT 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 78W SAT AFTERNOON... TO 83W ON SUN...AND INTO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ON MON. TROPICAL STORM HELENE NEAR 16.4N42.2W 1000 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. HELENE IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY INTO A HURRICANE AND MOVE TO NEAR 18.6N46.0W ON SAT AFTERNOON...TO 20.5N49.0W ON SUN AFTERNOON... TO 24.0N54.0W ON MON AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN JUST NE OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE ON TUE. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 17N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S OF 18N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST FROM 18N TO 20N. .WED...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .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 TO 20 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 NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E 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. .WED...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ON TUE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... HIGHEST N OF 11N. .WED...N OF 18N E OF 60W N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 12N TO 16N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 26.5N80W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 31N71W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS ON SAT AFTERNOON...AND TO 31N67W 25N76W SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA ON MON AND DISSIPATE ON TUE. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CORNER OF THE AREA ON WED. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT FRI SEP 15 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 5 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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO 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. .WED...N OF 26N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 KT. N OF 26N E OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS IN E SWELL AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR