000 FZNT23 KNHC 162056 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 78W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT AND WILL BE NEAR 81W TONIGHT...85W SUN...THEN W OF THE AREA LATE SUN NIGHT. HURRICANE HELENE NEAR 19.3N 46.3W 987 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING NW OR 310 DEG 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. HELENE WILL STRENGTHEN AND APPROACH THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND BE NEAR 22.6N 51.0 MON...24.0N 53.5W TUE...THEN MOVING N OF THE AREA NEAR 26.0N 56.0W WED. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS NEAR CUBA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS NEAR CUBA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING S TO SW WED AND THU. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE N OF 21N E OF 57W... .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N E OF 60W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N W OF 60W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 58W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N E OF 58W. .TUE...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 57W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 62W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 18N W OF 62W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 13N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 18N E OF 60W. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 14N TO 18N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 18N E OF 60W. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT 31N69W TO 26N80W WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N67W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN AND MON THEN DISSIPATE TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY THU. EASTERLY SWELLS FROM HURRICANE HELENE WILL BUILD OVER THE E PART OF THE AREA MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT SEP 16 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N E OF 74W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE TUE. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT BECOMING NW S OF 28N E OF 70W. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W...4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER BERG