000 FZNT23 KNHC 150910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TRADES WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE SUN. COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU NIGHT THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM W CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS FRI...AND BE NEAR A PSN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND APPROACHING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR JAMAICA AND SW TO THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAN BORDER SUN. NLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SAT INTO SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 85W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...SHIFTING TO NW AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE THU AFTERNOON AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 81W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 81W. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N NE TO E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE E TODAY AND TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SLY WINDS PRECEDING THE FRONT WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW PART THROUGH THU AS THE FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY THU MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W BY THU EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO A PSN FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE FRI NIGHT...AND FROM 31N70W TO CUBA BY SAT NIGHT. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO 24N72W AND CONTINUE AS A TROUGH TO THE SE BAHAMAS SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS FLORIDA SAT AND SUN IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED NOV 15 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FROM 26N TO 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT FROM 26N TO 28N. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N ALONG AND NEAR THE COLD FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 26N. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 74W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 28N AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 76W AND 3 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE