000 FZNT23 KNHC 161533 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY...THEN STALL FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE ON FRI. GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SAT S OF THE FRONT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK...FOLLOWED BY INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE OFF THE VENEZUELAN COAST EARLY NEXT AS HIGH PRES OVER THE ATLC PUSHES S. MEANWHILE WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY OVER THE TROP N ATLC AS A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AS THE HIGH SHIFTS S EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA...BECOMING SCATTERED EXTREME NW PART TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 83W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N BETWEEN 83W AND 85W. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N W OF 85W. .MON...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N AND E OF 84W. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 4 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 11N E OF 83W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 13N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 13N. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 15N W OF 60W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL SLIDE E THROUGH FRI NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA SW INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A WIND SHIFT TO W TO NW THIS AFTERNOON...THEN REACH A LINE FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W BY EARLY THIS EVENING. BY LATE LATE FRI NIGHT FRONT WILL WEAKEN FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA...AND FROM 31N70W TO E CUBA BY SAT NIGHT. FRONTAL TROUGH WILL SLOW DOWN FROM 30N65W TO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN AND LINGER INTO MON. NW FLOW INCREASES OVER FAR NW PART MON AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER FLORIDA. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 76W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 28N. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 26N W OF 76W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 26N BETWEEN 71W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 75W ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 71W AND 75W SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF 75W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N W OF 74W. .SAT...W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 68W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL N OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 68W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N E OF 70W. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 76W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF THE BAHAMAS.E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN