000 FZNT23 KNHC 170236 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST THU NOV 16 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ESE. ANS STALL MON AFTERNOON. 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. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 84W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 85W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 85W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...4 TO 6 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 85W. .SUN...W OF 85W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 77W. .MON...W OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF 85W. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 83W. .TUE...W OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. BETWEEN 78W AND 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 78W NE WINDS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .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 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 11N E OF 82W 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. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 78W. .MON...N OF 12N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W. .TUE...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 77W. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 13N W OF 69W. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF 61W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 59W. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE W ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE FURTHER E THEN SLOW AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N73W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE FRI. STRONG WINDS AHEAD AND DIRECTLY BEHIND THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH FRI AS WELL. FRONT WILL GRADUALLY STALL FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SUN WITH WINDS INCREASING SLIGHTLY E OF THE FRONT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO ATLC WATERS BY MON...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS THROUGH MID WEEK. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU NOV 16 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 T0 25 KT DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 26N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 78W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...N OF 24N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 71W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF 70W NW TO N 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 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 70W 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...W OF 76W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. BETWEEN 70W AND 73W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N W OF 78W. .TUE...W OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 71W AND 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 77W. $$ FORECASTER ECFET