000 FZNT23 KNHC 170907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE NEAR 78W WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN CARIBBEAN AT 10 TO 15 KT TODAY. RIDGE NORTH OF GREATER ANTILLES WILL BUILD THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 13N. .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 INCREASING TO 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. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 .TODAY...S OF 16N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S 17N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S 17N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 10N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 28N THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 17 2006 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 27 E OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 23N W OF 71W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 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 CHRISTENSEN