000 FZNT23 KNHC 180845 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 530 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 64W IS MOVING W 10 TO 15 KT. THE WAVE WILL MOVE TO NEAR 69W LATE TONIGHT...NEAR 72W FRI ...NEAR 76W LATE SAT...TO NEAR 79W SUN AND TO CENTRAL AMERICA MON. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY E OF THE AREA ALONG 42W WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC THIS WEEKEND. OTHERWISE...TRADES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY MODERATE THROUGH THE PERIOD ON THE SW PORTION OF AN ATLC SFC RIDGE. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 .TODAY...W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W...AND ALSO S OF 18N W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 84W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 84W. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 85W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY W PART. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 12N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 71W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N OF 16N E OF 71W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 71W AND 73W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 530 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 9N TO 14N. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN AND MON...FROM 12N TO 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 25N...WHILE A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA LIFTS SLOWLY N OF THE AREA AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS SAT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 28N81W LATE SAT ...THEN WEAKEN FROM 30N65W TO NEAR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY LATE SUN AND DISSIPATE JUST NE OF THE AREA MON. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 530 AM EDT THU OCT 18 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT... BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 30N TONIGHT. FROM 25N TO 29N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT W OF FRONT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N W OF 75W SAT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE