000 FZNT23 KNHC 190228 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 OCT 18 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE RIDGE N OF AREA CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THU WITH WEAK PRES PATTERN OVER AREA FRI THROUGH SAT. WEAK RIDGE REBUILDS N OF AREA SUN AND THEN WEAKENS AND RETREATS NE MON. SFC TROUGH OVER NE CARIB EXTEND FROM 1007 MB LOW PRES NEAR 20N67W TO 12N69W WILL DRIFT W/NW AND DISSIPATE LATE FRI. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SUN...E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W AND 3 TO 4 FT E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 18 2006 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF TROUGH W TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. E OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM OF TROUGH. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 15N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 15N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. .MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 13N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EVERYWHERE. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WITH RIDGE EXTENDING S OVER BAHAMAS FORCED E BY WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF SE U.S. COAST FRI. FRONT STAYS MAINLY N OF THE AREA. S PORTION OF ATLC SFC TROUGH ALONG 25N63W 19N69W WILL DRIFT SLOWLY N THRU SUN AND FINALLY DISSIPATE ON MON. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT WED OCT 18 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF TROUGH S OF 25N E OF 71W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF TROUGH S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 29N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29W E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF TROUGH S OF 25N E OF 71W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28W E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER JC/TSUAREZ