000 FZNT23 KNHC 130805 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .SYNOPSIS...NE WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD THROUGH FRI...THEN WEAKENS SAT. TRADES TO REMAIN LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE REMAINDER OF THE AREAS THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT...LOCALLY HIGHER YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS E OF 80W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT E OF 80W TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 27N65W TO A 1009 MB LOW OVER THE SE BAHAMAS. FRONT ALONG 25N65W TO 22N78W FRI...THEN WEAKENS TO A TROUGH FRI NIGHT ALONG 24N65W 21N77W. FRONT DISSIPATES SAT. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NE WINDS N OF THE FRONT TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRI. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 26N SAT AND SUN THEN MOVE S TO 23N MON. DEVELOPING LOWS WELL N OF THE AREA WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG WLY WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTION SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF FRONT TO 29N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF FRONT TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF 78W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG