000 FZNT23 KNHC 212026 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM 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 58W S OF 17N IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES SUN AND SUN NIGHT...ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE E CARIBBEAN MON AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE AND THE W CARIBBEAN WED. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL AMERICA THU. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TUE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NE WINDS AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE EXTREME NW PART OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED AFTERNOON THEN BECOME A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 22N58W TO NEAR LEEWARD ISLANDS THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED AND APPROACHES THE LESSER ANTILLES THU. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N OF 20N W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. N OF 20N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 18N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 65W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 65W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 70W. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 12N E OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...N OF 19N W OF 61W VARIABLE WINDS MOSTLY S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT THU. N OF 15N E OF 61W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT S OF 14N THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W SW TO INLAND E CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N75W TO E FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE BACK N AS WARM FRONT SUN. A SECONDARY AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FL COAST LATE SUN NIGHT OR EARLY MON MORNING FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS TO E CUBA BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON...AND AS A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE SE PART WED GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THU WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING. BROAD LOW PRES TROUGH OVER THE SE PART WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT SAT OCT 21 2006 .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 AND MON NIGHT...NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF COLD FRONT TO 65W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W S TO SW 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 AND GUSTY. 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 AND THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECEASING TO NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL NE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE