000 FZNT23 KNHC 222106 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM HAITI TO PANAMA. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING E OVER GULF AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL ALLOW STRONG TO NEAR GALE NLY WINDS TO PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE AS THE WEAKENING HIGH PRES BUILDS E. ELSEWHERE OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES TO THE N OF THE AREA WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 21N W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN NLY SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 79W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 17N E OF 77W. .THU NIGHT...N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N W OF 77W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 21N W OF 77W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 77W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 81W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 78W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 72W. .THU THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT VICINITY WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS INCREASING S OF 13N. .FRI THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI THEN DISSIPATE SAT AND SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 78W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 73W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NLY SWELL N OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 29N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N E OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E OF 69W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 29N E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 69W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 29N E OF 68W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 29N E OF 68W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 69W. .MON...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN