000 FZNT23 KNHC 162036 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT ...AND EXTEND FROM 23N82W TO 18N85W BY DAYBREAK WED.. FRONT WILL MOVE E TO FROM 21N78W TO 5N80W BY DAYBREAK THU AND BECOME STATIONARY THRU FRI. FRONT WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 22N82W TO NE HONDURAS ON SAT...THEN MOVE TO THE VICINITY OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE SUN. WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA FRI AND SAT AND STRENGTHEN SUN. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE WED AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W TONIGHT AND E OF 83W WED. .WED NIGHT THRU THU...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. .THU NIGHT...S OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 83W. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 76W AND 82W. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF TROUGH. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 79W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN ELY SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT WITH NLY SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 65W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N W OF 67W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 70W MAINLY ON WED. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO A PSN FROM 31N72W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...AND FROM 31N68W TO 22N77W MIDDAY THURSDAY THEN WEAKEN AS A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N60W TO 21N76W BY FRI AFTERNOON. WEAK RIDGE ALONG 26N SAT WILL SHIFT N TO 28N AND STRENGTHEN SUN. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N PART. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR THE FRONT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE OF FRONT SLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 22N TO 26N. .SUN...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W SE TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 26N TO 29N. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE