000 FZNT23 KNHC 261452 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...TSTMS ALONG A PERSISTENT FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO NW CARIBBEAN MIDDAY SAT THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY WASH OUT FROM E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN AND MON. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 68W WILL MOVE W 12 KT TO ALONG 68W THU... 74W FRI...78W SAT AND 84W SUN AND THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS MON. STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 53W MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 59W FRI...NEAR 65W SAT...70W SUN...75W MON AND 80W TUE. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DISSIPATING TONIGHT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N TODAY. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 70W. .FRI THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE FRI. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. .SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER SE UNITED STATES WILL SHIFT E ALONG 34N PASSING TO THE N OF BERMUDA FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GA COAST AROUND SUNRISE SAT REACHING FROM 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS SUNSET SAT...AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNRISE SUN...THEN STALL FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNRISE MON...THEN DRIFT N AND LIE ALONG 27N INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 AM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W AND 10 TO 12 FT E OF 70W IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS SE PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AND 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON