000 FZNT23 KNHC 270801 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 27 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT W OF 60W TODAY AND FRI WILL RESULT IN LIGHT WINDS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NW CARIB SAT AND SUN WEAKENING SOME ON MONDAY. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...ELY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TODAY...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 19N E OF 60W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE AXIS ALONG 26N TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE SE TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 65W LATE SAT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WRN PORTION OF THE REGION. LOW PRESSURE N OF THE AREA ALONG 65W AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WRN BAHAMAS SUN WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NW AND N WINDS. THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND THE RIDGE WEAKENS RESULTING IN A WEAKENING OF WINDS OVER THE REGION MON. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHEST WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 28N...BETWEEN 5 TO 7 FT FROM 25N TO 28N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N W OF 75W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF 72W ELY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN LINGERING N SWELL. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER RRG