000 FZNT23 KNHC 170320 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD TROUGH OVER NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA THROUGH MONDAY. WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY WILL STRENGTHEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...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. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN...S 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 62W N OF 14N E WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TONIGHT...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 ELSEWHERE. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. .MON...FROM 12N TO 20N E WINDS 20 OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 29N THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT SOUTH OF 27N THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT..S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SLY SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...FROM 21N TO 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL/TORRES