000 FZNT23 KNHC 171449 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL SLOW AS IT PUSHES INTO THE CARIBBEAN...GRADUALLY STALLING BY LATE SAT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO HONDURAS. MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SAT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH MID WEEK IN RESPONSE TO A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS WILL INCREASE OFF THE VENEZUELAN COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRES OVER THE ATLC PUSHES S. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT TO 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 84W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 85W. .SUN...W OF 85W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 77W. .MON...W OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF 85W. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 83W. .TUE...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NW AND N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. BETWEEN 77W AND 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 77W. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 W OF 77W. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 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. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .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 NE TO 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 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 59W. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W SW TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SLOWLY E REACHING A PSN FROM 31N72W TO E CUBA TONIGHT...THEN AND FROM 31N69W TO E CUBA BY SAT NIGHT. FRONT WEAKENS AND BEGINS TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY LATE ON SUN FROM 31N66W TO 24N71W THEN CONTINUES AS A TROUGH THROUGH E TIP OF CUBA. WINDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES MAY POSSIBLY FORM ALONG THE FRONT LATE MON INTO TUE WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE U.S. SE COAST MON INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER NW WATERS THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT MAINLY N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .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 DURING LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. 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 AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. BETWEEN 71W AND 75W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. E OF 71W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 77W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN