000 FZNT23 KNHC 021505 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG ELY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AS A RESULT OF STRONG HIGH PRES LOCATED WELL N OF THE REGION. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TUE AND WED EXCEPT THE NW CARIBBEAN AS THE HIGH WEAKENS SOME AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .TUE...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY E PART. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 ALONG COAST OF COSTA RICA AND SRN COAST OF NICARAGUA. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART. .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. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 13N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 58W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA MAINLY S OF 18N. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE REGION AND A TROUGH WELL E OF THE AREA CONTINUES TO RESULT IN STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE ELY WINDS OVER THE WATERS E OF THE SRN BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH SUN NIGHT...EXCEPT FOR THE SE PORTION. A COLD FRONT FROM 31N79W TO INLAND THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST EARLY MON...AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON EVENING...THEN FROM 28N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE EVENING. INCREASING WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS BY LATE MON...THEN DECREASE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS TO THE N. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL 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 4 TO 6 FT. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN ALONG AND NW OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 78W AND FROM 24N TO 28N. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR 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/AGUIRRE