000 FZNT23 KNHC 050307 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 81W WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. A WEAK LOW PRES CENTER WILL FORM OUT OF A TROUGH E OF THE BAHAMAS AND MOVE SW ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO MERGE WITH THE TROUGH ON SAT AND MOVE NW TO THE VICINITY OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND W CUBA AS A BROAD LOW ON SUN...BE NEAR THE NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA MON...AND PULL FURTHER AWAY FROM THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .SUN...E OF 83W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 17N W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N W OF 83W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .MON...N OF 18N W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N W OF 81W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .TUE...N OF 17N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 10 KT E OF 78W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .SUN AND MON...W OF 77W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 13N AND 1 TO 2 FT S OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .TUE...E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 72W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 16N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 15N W OF 70W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 60W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 16N. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A 1011 MB LOW LOCATED NEAR 26N73W WILL MOVE SW AS IT REACHES TO NEAR 24N75W LATE TONIGHT...AND TO OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FRI AFTERNOON. THE LOW IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT INTO EARLY SAT...AND W OF AREA EARLY SAT EVENING. RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN N OF THE AREA RESULTING IN A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT N OF THE LOW THROUGH MON...THEN DIMINISH SOME ON TUE. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT THU OCT 04 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF LOW SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF LOW NW TO N WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF LINE 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF LOW SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF LOW NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 74W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 74W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 26N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. N OF 26N E OF 73W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W SLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER BERG/CHRISTENSEN