000 FZNT23 KNHC 052055 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER CENTRAL AND W ATLC THROUGH SUN. WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 75W WILL DAMPEN OUT THU AS IT MOVES INTO THE W CARIBBEAN. TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ALLOW TRADES TO INCREASE OVER S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT AND SUBSIDE SUN. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT MON. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 78W... .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 12N W OF 79W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 69W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 15N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 68W TO 73W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 66W TO 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE AXIS ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S FROM 30N65W TO 25N80W THU THROUGH SUN. COLD FRONT ENTER WATERS N OF BAHAMAS FRI...BECOME STATIONARY SAT...THEN DISSIPATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT WED JUL 05 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 70W. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 24N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER EC/DS/BROWN