000 FZNT23 KNHC 220243 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...N SWELLS FROM HURRICANE HELENE WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH FRI. TROPICAL WAVE E OF AREA ALONG 50W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT REACHING THE E CARIBBEAN SEA SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. THE COMBINATION OF THE WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF WINDS OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 78W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2006 .TONIGHT AND FRI...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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY E AND S PARTS. .MON...S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 15N BETWEEN 67W AND 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2006 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT W OF 60W FRI AFTERNOON. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 9N TO 15N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL WASH OUT THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SW OVER THE W ATLC. SWELLS FROM HURRICANE HELENE WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE INTO NE WATERS THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE EASTWARD SUN THROUGH TUE IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON...AND THAT WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE EXTREME NW PART TUE. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU SEP 21 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 67W AND 6 TO 9 FT BETWEEN 67W AND 72W. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 75W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W AND ALSO S OF 26N W OF 67W. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 70W AND ALSO S OF 25N W OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N E OF 67W AND ALSO S OF 25N W OF 67W. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER E PART AND OVER THE NW PART MON AND TUE. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE