000 FZNT23 KNHC 131458 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 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 ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON. TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS SAT REACHING FROM 22N57W TO LEEWARD ISLANDS SUN THEN WEAKEN MON. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 80W AND 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. .SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR HISPANIOLA...PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...HIGHEST WINDS S PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NLY 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH. 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. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 26N65W TO A 1009 MB LOW OVER THE SE BAHAMAS...WITH TROUGH SOUTH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. LOW MOVES NE TONIGHT WITH FRONT ALONG 25N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI...THEN WEAKENS TO A TROUGH FRI NIGHT ALONG 24N65W TO NW HAITI. FRONT WEAKENS NEAR PUERTO RICO SAT. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NE WINDS N OF THE FRONT TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN FRI. RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 26N SAT AND SUN THEN MOVE S TO 23N MON. DEVELOPING LOWS WELL N OF THE AREA WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO STRONG WLY WINDS ACROSS THE N PORTION SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU APR 13 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF 76W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR N BAHAMAS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT E OF 72W. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF FRONT E OF 72W. .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...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 ACROSS BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART. .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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N MAINLY E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN