000 FZNT23 KNHC 052041 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN BAHAMAS TO GULF OF HONDURAS. HIGH N OF FRONT WILL WEAKEN THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF AREA BEHIND A REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO THU. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE TROP N ATLC THROUGH FRI BEHIND A WEAK TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .TONIGHT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU ...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W OF 82W NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...N OF 19N W OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 82W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 81W AND 7 TO 11 FT W OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SUN...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. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 13N W OF 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N THROUGH WED. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE E AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA AS THE FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY WED MORNING. MODERATE TO FRESH NE WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...THEN DIMINISH THROUGH WED. ANOTHER FRONT WILL EMERGE OFF THE SE COAST EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 27N80W BY LATE THU...31N69W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY FRI...27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 PM EST TUE DEC 05 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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