000 FZNT23 KNHC 161457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 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 AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 73W MOVING W AT 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO 82W THU...AND INTO THE W CARIBBEAN ON FRI. ATLC RIDGE WILL BUILD TO THE N OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E ON THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 68W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 31N75W TI 27N76W WILL DISSIPATE TO NIGHT. OTHERWISE ATLC RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 28N THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. $$ FORECASTER DGS