000 FZNT23 KNHC 230325 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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 AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM HAITI TO PANAMA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES NW OF THE FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN SOME FRI THROUGH SUN BEFORE SLIDING E MON ALLOWING FOR STRONG WINDS OVER THE CARIBBEAN TO DIMINISH THROUGH MON. ELSEWHERE OVER THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC MODERATE TO FRESH E WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU NIGHT AS HIGH PRES TO THE N OF THE AREA WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 18N W OF 79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 IN NLY SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU. E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 18N E OF 78W. .THU NIGHT...S OF 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 84W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N BETWEEN 79W AND 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 79W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 82W. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 78W AND 85W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS REMAINDER AREA. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY OVER W PART. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 14N W OF 74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N E OF 70W. .THU THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT VICINITY WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF 70W...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA FRI AND MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 AND MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S PART. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO 25N68W TO 23N72W THEN STATIONARY TO WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY THU THROUGH FRI. FRONT WILL THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PART OF THE AREA SUN AND MON. STRONG HIGH PRES IS FORECAST TO BUILD SW ACROSS THE NW PART FRI THROUGH SUN THE WEAKEN SOME MON. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 PM EST WED NOV 22 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT..EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 77W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW TSTMS N OF N OF 26N E OF 71W. .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...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE