000 FZNT23 KNHC 200914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON NOV 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH THU ALLOWING FOR STRONG NW WINDS TO PUSH FAR S INTO THE SW PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...THE DIMINISHING FRI AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. MODERATE E TO SE TRADES WILL CONTINUE OFF THE VENEZUELAN COAST THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA BUILDS S. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 20 2006 .TODAY...NW OF LINE 20N76W TO 15N84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 83W. .TONIGHT...W OF 81W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT GUSTY SW PART LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF JAMAICA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 82W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS E OF 78W. .WED...N OF 19N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N W OF 83W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 19N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. S OF 19N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 19N E OF 76W. .THU...N OF 19N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N W OF 79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL. S OF 19N E OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 79W. .FRI...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS SE PART. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON NOV 20 2006 .TODAY...N OF 12N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF 12N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 79W. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 14 FT. BETWEEN 77W AND 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 77W NW TO N WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED...W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY EARLY THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT EARLY THEN 9 TO 13 FT LATE. E OF 77W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 78W AND VICINITY OF JAMAICA AND E CUBA. .THU...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECEASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NLY SWELL. .FRI...W OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON NOV 20 2006 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 66W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 17N W OF 73W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW MAINLY ON WED. .FRI...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON NOV 20 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 17N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 15N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THROUGH WED. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM ALONG THE TROUGH MON NIGHT INTO TUE AND CONTINUE THROUGH WED WHILE IT INTERACTS WITH STRONG HIGH PRES THAT BUILDS EASTWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE NW PORTION TUE AND TUE NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE BEGINNING THU AS LOW PRES LIFTS TO THE N WITH LINGERING FRONT FROM 31N69W TO E CUBA BY FRI. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE W PART FRI. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON NOV 20 2006 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 77W TUE AND TUE NIGHT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 20 TO 30 KT BY LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT...SEAS S OF 27N 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. BETWEEN 70W AND 75W S TO SW 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 69W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 29N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT WED. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT TUE AFTERNOON...THE SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT WED. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N WED AFTERNOON. N OF 25N BETWEEN 68W AND 75W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NLY SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NLY SWELL W OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 70W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE