000 FZNT23 KNHC 031524 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. ELSEWHERE...FRESH TO STRONG ELY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES OVER THE WRN ATLC WEAKENS. WINDS OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE BY LATE IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .TUE...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 K LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY E PART. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N W OF 61W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 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 TSTMS N OF 12N E OF 57W. .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 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 S OF 18N. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS ALONG 26N. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NE WINDS PERSIST BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE E...RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS AND LARGE SWELL IN THE WATERS E OF THE SRN BAHAMAS. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THIS AREA THROUGH MON AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS FURTHER. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE SE COAST TONIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO NEAR 27N80W BY MON MORNING...AND 31N66W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY TUE MORNING. STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MID WEEK...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 03 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. 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...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .THU...FROM 24N TO 28N E OF 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN