000 FZNT23 KNHC 160256 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRES PATTERN WILL CONTINUE N OF AREA THROUGH THU MORNING...THEN WEAK ATLC RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 18N E OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU THROUGH SUN...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 28N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY E OF 71W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR ISLANDS AND S PART. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .TONIGHT AND WED...FROM 12N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 7N TO 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES NEAR 31N75W 1012 MB MOVING SLOWLY N WITH TRAILING TROUGH THROUGH 28N77W TO 25N80W WILL BE JUST N OF AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO WED MORNING. TROUGH WILL LINGER THROUGH WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THU MORNING AS WEAK ATLC RIDGING REESTABLISHES ITSELF ALONG 27N. THE RIDGE WILL THEN LIFT N TO ALONG 28N BY FRI AND TO ALONG 29N SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE AUG 15 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N WITHIN 180 NM E OF TROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 25N AND S OF 22N E OF 75W. .THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 23N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 72W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 72W. N OF 29N E OF 77W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 75W AND ALSO NW PART THROUGH SAT BECOMING ISOLATED SUN. $$ FORECASTER LL/AGUIRRE