000 FZNT23 KNHC 180933 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE MOVES SE DECREASING TRADE WINDS. REMAINS VERY DRY ACROSS CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC BASINS THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT GUSTY ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006 .TODAY...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO E 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 70W AND S OF 15N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 10 ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006 .TODAY...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 20N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 15N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 19N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 22N SHIFT SE TO ALONG 20N TUE IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT CROSSING SW N ATLC BASIN TODAY AND REACH 30N65W 25N75W 27N80W EARLY TONIGHT AND 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE WED THEN TO 22N65W TO MONA PASSAGE LATE THU. RIDGE BUILD BEHIND FRONT AND CONTINUE ALONG 28N THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006 .TODAY...N OF 26N E OF COLD FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT W OF 75W AND 10 FT E OF 75W. N OF 28N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL. N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL N OF 25N AND 4 FT S OF 25N. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES