000 FZNT23 KNHC 020842 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 2 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. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE EARLY NEXT WEEK EXCEPT THE NW CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES OVER THE ATLC BASIN WEAKENS AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 13N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N W OF 58W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 60W. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 .SYNOPSIS...1035 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS MAINTAINING STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE ELY WINDS OVER THE WATERS E OF THE SRN BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH OFF THE E COAST LATER TODAY BECOMING STATIONARY FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST EARLY MON...EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON EVENING...AND FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE EVENING. INCREASED WINDS AND SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT IN THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS BY LATE MON...THEN DIMINISH OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS TO THE N. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 AM EST SAT DEC 2 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 23N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF FRONT AND 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF FRONT. .WED...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL