000 FZNT23 KNHC 041433 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON DEC 04 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 04 2006 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. ELSEWHERE... FRESH TO STRONG ELY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH STARTING MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES OVER THE WRN ATLC WEAKENS. WINDS E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES AND IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE BY LATE IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 04 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 04 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .FRI...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 04 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING W. .FRI...E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 04 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 12N WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 12N E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 04 2006 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING HIGH PRES RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS ALONG 29N. STRONG NE WINDS PERSIST BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE E...WITH LARGE SWELL E OF THE SRN BAHAMAS. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THIS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS FURTHER. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM FROM 31N77W TO 28N80W MON MORNING...AND FROM 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE MORNING. STRONG NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH MID WEEK...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH LATE WEEK. A WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE E COAST LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY FRI. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 AM EST MON DEC 04 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. 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 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...N OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS...AND NE 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN