000 FZNT23 KNHC 211448 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH FROM N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO NE NICARAGUA WILL DRIFT W AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON. WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 57W S OF 17N IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES SUN AND SUN NIGHT AND THE REMAINDER OF THE E CARIBBEAN MON...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AND THE W CARIBBEAN WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TUE FOLLOWED BY GUSTY NE WINDS AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE EXTREME NW PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED AFTERNOON. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL APPROACH THE LESSER ANTILLES LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 72W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW OF LINE 15N61W 22N55W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...N OF 19N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 20N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO NE FLORIDA WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N75W TO E FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN MOVE BACK N AS WARM FRONT SUN. A SECONDARY AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST EARLY MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS TO E CUBA BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON...AND AS A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE SE PART WED GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH ACROSS THE SE PART WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER SE PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 60 NM OF COLD FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E OF 70W S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT TO 65W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W OF COLD FRONT N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. SE OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER RRG/AGUIRRE