000 FZNT23 KNHC 172055 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS...AND IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESS AS IT PUSHES INTO THE CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY STALL 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. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 85W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 85W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 85W. .SUN...W OF 85W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 77W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 83W. .TUE AND WED...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. BETWEEN 78W AND 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .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 N OF 12N W OF 77W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 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. .WED...W OF 80W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. BETWEEN 77W TO 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 77W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TUE...W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 72 W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .WED...W OF 73W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 66W AND 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 72W. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN 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. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W SW TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SLOWLY E REACHING A PSN FROM 31N72W TO E CUBA TONIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO E CUBA BY SAT NIGHT. FRONT WEAKENS AND BEGINS TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY LATE ON SUN FROM 31N66W TO 24N71W THEN CONTINUES AS A TROUGH THROUGH E TIP OF CUBA. WINDS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH SAT. LOW PRES MAY POSSIBLY FORM ALONG THE FRONT LATE MON INTO TUE WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE U.S. SE COAST MON INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER NW WATERS THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI NOV 17 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 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. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 72W 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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 71W NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO NE 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. .MON...W OF 73W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT DURING 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 N OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF THE BAHAMAS. 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 74W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. BETWEEN 71W AND 74W E WINDS 10 TO 15 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 12 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 76W. .WED...N OF 25N W OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N W OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N BETWEEN 76W AND 68W SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N BETWEEN 76W AND 68W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 22N BETWEEN 76W AND 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 KT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 73W. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN