000 FZNT23 KNHC 171510 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 84W MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT WILL MOVE W OF THE AREA BY EARLY MON MORNING. HURRICANE HELENE LOCATED E OF AREA NEAR 20.5N 49.0W 970 MB AT 11 AM EDT IS MOVING NW 8 KT. HELENE WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE E PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS MON NIGHT...AND BE NEAR 23.5N 54.5 TUE MORNING AND NEAR 24.5N 57.0W WED MORNING THEN PULLING NW AND N OF THE AREA TO WED AFTERNOON REACHING TO NEAR 27.0N 59.0W BY THU MORNING. EXPECT LARGE NE AND E SWELLS TO BEGIN IMPACTING THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT AND THE NE PART OF THE E CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH AT LEAST WED MORNING. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 79W AND 82W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 18N TO 21N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 21N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W 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 AND ALSO S OF 13N E OF 80W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 MAINLY W OF 80W AND S OF 13N E OF 80W. .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 MAINLY W PART. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY S OF 17N. .WED AND THU...S OF 14N W OF 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N W OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT N OF 16N E OF 67W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 15N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUE AND WED N OF 21N E OF 58W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 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 AND WED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 21N E OF 58W...SHIFTING N OF AREA WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 62W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 SQUALLS N OF 18N E OF 60W. .THU...N OF 18N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FROM 18N TO 20N LATE THU. FROM 14N TO 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 18N E OF 60W DECREASING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE THU. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS THEN FRONTAL TROUGH TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY MON THEN DISSIPATE LATE TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED AND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NW PART OF THE AREA. EASTERLY SWELLS FROM HURRICANE HELENE WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA BEGINNING MON NIGHT AND THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 KT W OF 78W. 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. .TONIGHT 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 LATE TUE. 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 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 BECOMING NW S OF 28N E OF 70W. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF 70W AND 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 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF 69W NLY WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG AND NEAR 65W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE E OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT FROM 25N TO 28N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE