000 FZNT23 KNHC 171437 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE E OF THE AREA BY TUE. THE ATLC RIDGE WILL SHIFT S AND LIE E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL ATLC WATERS TUE THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W AND S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 20N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT WITH N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 19N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 23N WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 20N TUE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS TUE BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 24N WED AND DISSIPATING FROM 22N65W TO S FL ON THU. A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 28N FRI. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE N BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 75W. N OF 28N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL