000 FZNT23 KNHC 160855 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 AUG 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 70W MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 76W THROUGH TODAY...AND 82W THU...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN ON FRI. ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD TO THE N OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING ON THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E ON THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TODAY...N OF 11N 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N 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. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 68W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TODAY...FROM 11N TO 14N 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 OF 12N. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW PRES N OF BAHAMAS THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT N AND WEAKEN AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS N TO 28N THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N E OF TROUGH TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...DECREASING TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 CHRISTENSEN