000 FZNT23 KNHC 012056 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TO NEAR GALE ELY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN ON THE PERIPHERY OF HIGH PRES TO THE N. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EARLY NEXT WEEK IN ALL BUT THE NW CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES OVER THE ATLC BASIN WEAKENS...AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 13N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 13N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 14N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 56W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 14N W OF 56W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006 .SYNOPSIS...1036 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS MAINTAINING STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE ELY WINDS OVER THE WATERS E OF THE SRN BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH OFF THE E COAST SAT...BECOMING STATIONARY FROM 31N77W TO 30N81W BY LATE SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST MON...EXTENDING FROM 31N71W TO 26N80W BY MON EVENING...AND FROM 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY TUE EVENING. INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT IN THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS BY LATE MON...THEN DIMINISH OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS TO THE N. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 PM EST FRI DEC 01 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR THE FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN