000 FZNT23 KNHC 022105 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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 PART THEN SUBSIDE THU IN THE NW PART AS THE HIGH WEAKENS SOME AND HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W AND ALSO N OF 19N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY S OF 19N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 77W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON MON INTO MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .TUE...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY E PART. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...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. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 13N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 70W. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON AND THU. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 15N 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 60W AND ALSO N OF 19N E OF 60W. 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY S OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .SYNOPSIS...VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE REGION AND A TROUGH WELL E OF THE AREA CONTINUES TO RESULT IN STRONG ELY WINDS OVER WATERS E O THE SRN BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH MON MORNING...EXCEPT FOR THE SE PORTION. A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO INLAND THE FLORIDA COAST NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W LATE TONIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST EARLY MON...AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON EVENING...THEN FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE TUE. INCREASING WINDS AND RAPIDLY BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS BY MON NIGHT...THEN DECREASE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS TO THE N. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 PM EST SAT DEC 02 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 26N E OF 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W E WINDS 15 KT TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 W OF 68W ...AND FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 68W. .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 AND MON NIGHT...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...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 78W... HIGHEST SEAS S OF 29N. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED AND THU...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 70W AND BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE S OF 22N THU. 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 AGUIRRE