000 FZNT23 KNHC 200858 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HURRICANE HELENE N OF TROPICAL ATLANTIC AREA NEAR 25.3N 55.4W 958 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW 8 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 95 GUSTS 115 KT. HELENE TO BEGIN TO TRACK NW TO N AWAY FROM TROPICAL N ATLC. WIND AND SWELLS FROM HELENE AFFECTING N PART OF TROPICAL ATLANTIC FORECAST WATERS CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THU. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF AREA BUILD FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 18N E OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 25 KT E OF 78W SAT AND SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT AND SUN. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...N OF 20N E OF 60W W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N W OF 60W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 62W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29N81W THIS MORNING MOVE TO 31N67W TO S FLORIDA EARLY THU AND 28N65W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE THU AND BECOME DIFFUSE THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD N OF AREA THU THROUGH SAT. HURRICANE HELENE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REMAINS 300 NM E OF AREA THROUGH THU BUT ASSOCIATED E SWELLS PROPAGATE INTO AREA E OF 70W WED THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED SEP 20 2006 .TODAY...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 25N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 270 NM SE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DURING THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 10 KT DURING THU. SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 24N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SAT. S OF 25N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE SAT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE TO S FAR NW PART FRI. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF 75W S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 75W N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL