000 FZNT23 KNHC 300856 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 AUG 30 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 82W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 82W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 15N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N. E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO INLAND OVER SOUTH FLORIDA NEAR 25.6N 80.9W 1001 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NNW 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT. ERNESTO WILL MOVE N ACROSS FLORIDA TO 27.2N 81.0W THIS AFTERNOON THEN BACK OVER WATER NEAR 29.5N 80.5W TONIGHT AND N OF THE AREA THU AFTERNOON. RIDGE BUILDS FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA THU THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 30 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 24N W OF 78W... .TODAY THROUGH THU...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF ERNESTO. HIGHEST WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT THU. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM E SEMICIRCLE INCREASING TO WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER BY THU. HIGHEST SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT BY THU. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF ERNESTO WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N THU. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM OF ERNESTO. .THU NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 72W. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG