000 FZNT23 KNHC 181524 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 18 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS WILL WEAKEN TO A FRONTAL TROUGH THROUGH MON. MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS PERSIST W OF THE FRONT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CAUSE WINDS TO GREATLY INCREASE MON THROUGH WED OVER THE NW PART. ELY TRADES ARE STARTING TO INCREASE OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN OFF THE VENEZUELAN COAST...INCREASING FURTHER LATE SUN THROUGH WED. ATLC HIGH PRES E OF AREA WILL STRENGTHEN AND BUILD SW ACROSS THE N TROPICAL ATLC TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 18 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 85W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN...W OF 85W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF TROUGH. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 80W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 77W AND 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .TUE AND WED...W OF 84W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. BETWEEN 78W AND 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS FAR E PART. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 18 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .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 AND WED...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 EARLY TUE THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WED. SCATTERED TSTMS SE PART. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 18 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 71W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE...W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 72 W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 70W. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 70W. .WED...W OF 73W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 66W AND 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 72W. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 18 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 11N TO 16N. .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. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 18 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA. LOW PRES MAY FORM ALONG THE FRONT LATE MON INTO TUE AND REMAIN THROUGH WED AND INTERACT WITH STRONG HIGH PRES W OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION...A REINFORCING COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE U.S. SE COAST MON. THESE FACTORS TOGETHER WILL BRING SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE AREA THROUGH WED. WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER A PORTION OF THE NRN WATERS TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT NOV 18 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W TUE AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 79W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 180 NM SE OF FRONT. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 150 NM SE OF FRONT. .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 AND WED...N OF 28N BETWEEN 75W AND 80W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY TUE INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT TUE AFTERNOON INTO WED. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 26N WED AFTERNOON. N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN