000 FZNT23 KNHC 272026 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL PREVAIL W OF 60W THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW PART SAT AND SUN... THEN WEAKEN SOME MON AND CHANGE LITTLE TUE WITH LIGHT ELY TRADES CONTINUING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 13N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 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 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 28N80W WILL MOVE SE TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LATE FRI NIGHT...FROM 31N65W TO NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SE PART MON AND TUE. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO NEAR 31N68W BY SUN MORNING WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BAHAMAS SUN. THE LOW IS FORECAST TO PULL N AWAY FROM THE AREA MON WHILE THE RIDGE WEAKENS. THE RIDGE WILL EXPAND W TO E THROUGHOUT THE REGION TUE. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N 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 29N WITHIN 300 NM W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...AND 14 TO 19 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 77W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W S TO 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WITHIN 480 NM W OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT N OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. S OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N E OF 75W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 10 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W NW WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING SW 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NE 10 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 KT W OF 73W. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING E TO NE 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL/TSS