000 FZNT23 KNHC 262116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...PERSISTENT FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO NW CARIBBEAN MIDDAY SAT THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY WASH OUT FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUN THROUGH TUE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 69W WILL MOVE W 12 KT TO ALONG 68W THU...74W FRI...78W SAT AND 84W SUN AND THROUGH GULF OF HONDURAS MON. A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 54W WILL MOVE W 15 KT TO ALONG 59W FRI...NEAR 65W SAT...70W SUN... 75W MON...80W TUE AND ENTER GULF OF HONDURAS LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DISSIPATING TONIGHT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT AND NE SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N TONIGHT. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 17N W OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROPICAL WAVE. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT 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 TUE...ELY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH NEAR MONA PASSAGE MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES OVER SE UNITED STATES SHIFT E ALONG 34N PASSING N OF BERMUDA FRI NIGHT. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF GA COAST EARLY SAT REACHING FROM 31N75W TO NW BAHAMAS LATE SAT AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNRISE SUN...THEN STALL FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUNRISE MON AND DRIFT N AND LIE ALONG 27N TUE. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 PM EDT THU OCT 26 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT FRI AND TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FEW TSTMS SE PART TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME N 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE SAT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/BARNES