000 FZNT23 KNHC 051522 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WILL STRENGTHEN WED THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE SAT. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 77W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 81W AND 7 TO 11 FT W OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 67W. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 10N WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N 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. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N66W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA AS THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY WED MORNING. MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...THEN DIMINISH THROUGH WED. MODERATE TO LARGE ELY SWELL WILL PERSIST IN THE AREA. ANOTHER FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE SE COAST LATE THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W BY LATE THU...31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY FRI...28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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 ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF 74W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 74W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR THE FRONT. .SAT...N OF 23N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 T0 13 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN