000 FZNT23 KNHC 050930 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE BUILD OVER CENTRAL AND W ATLC THROUGH SUN. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W MOVE W REACHING 74W LATE WED THEN WEAKEN OVER W CARIBBEAN. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ALLOW TRADES TO INCREASE OVER S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT AND EASE DOWN SUN. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 11N E OF 78W THU NIGHT AND FRI... .TODAY...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 68W THROUGH FRI... .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 10N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE AXIS ALONG 31N SHIFT S FROM 30N65W TO 25N80W THU THROUGH SUN. SURFACE TROUGH FROM N BAHAMAS TO W CUBA MOVE W OVER FLORIDA TONIGHT. COLD FRONT ENTER NW CORNER WATERS FRI AND BECOME STATIONARY SAT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...S OF 24N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES