000 FZNT23 KNHC 240921 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 24 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 71W MOVING W 18 KT WILL MOVE INTO THE W CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI THEN W OF AREA SAT. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 58W S OF 20N WITH ASSOCIATED LOW PRES NEAR 11N58W 1009 MB IS MOVING W ABOUT 15 KT. THIS WAVE ...POSSIBLY A TROPICAL CYCLONE...WILL ENTER THE E CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT AND THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN LATE SAT INTO MON. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N BETWEEN 81W AND 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. BETWEEN 82W AND 85W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W AND E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 11N TO 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT S OF 16N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 16N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS S OF 16N THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 17N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 16N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN BETWEEN 65W AND 68W AND TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 65W. ELSEWHERE ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 65W SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 71W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLS W OF 71W. .MON...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TSTMS W OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEA 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 15N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 15N TO 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. .SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED AND TSTMS S OF 17N. .MON...S OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 26N65W SW TO S FLORIDA WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN LIFT N TO 29N SAT AND REFORM AS STRONGER HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. TROPICAL WAVES WILL BRUSH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. TROPICAL STORM DEBBY OVER THE FAR E ATLC WILL PASS WELL ENE OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. S OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 70W AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT E OF 70W SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 70W AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. .SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W AND BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 75W. N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. N OF 25N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE