000 FZNT23 KNHC 192100 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE HELENE NE OF AREA NEAR 24.6N 54.1W 956 MB AT 5 PM EDT MOVING WNW 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. HELENE WILL BEGIN TO TRACK NW TO N FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH FRI WITH ASSOCIATED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS STAYING N OF THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC WATERS. LARGE NE TO E SWELLS AFFECTING N PART OF TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THU OVER THE NE PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...THEN MAINLY W PART WED THROUGH THU. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 78W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W SAT. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY W PART. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT E OF 65W. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 14N W OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 13N. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 58W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N W OF 58W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 19N E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 19N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 20N E OF 58W. .WED...N OF 20N E OF 60W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 60W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 20N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 5 FT. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 21N E OF 61W SHIFTING N OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 13N. .WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 62W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED...FROM BERMUDA TO SOUTH FLORIDA THU...AND WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO SE BAHAMAS NEAR 23N74W FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT. HURRICANE HELENE WILL REMAIN WITHIN ABOUT 500 NM E OF AREA THROUGH LATE THU WITH ASSOCIATED E SWELLS PROPAGATING INTO THE E PART BEGINNING WED AND CONTINUING INTO FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S OVER THE FAR NW PART FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE SEP 19 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING VARIABLE E OF BAHAMAS AND SW W OF BAHAMAS WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM SE OF FRONT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 24N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E OF 68W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SAT. S OF 25N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE TO S FAR NW PART DURING FRI. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. TSTMS SE PART. .SUN...E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 75W S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 75W N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA/BERG