000 FZNT23 KNHC 080801 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI DEC 8 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 8 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF AREA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EWD AND MAINTAIN FRESH ELY WINDS E OF 70W THROUGH MON. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW CARIB TODAY WITH GUSTY N WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO ERN CUBA SW TO NE HONDURAS SAT. FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN. HIGH PRESSURE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS MON AND TUE OVER NW CARIB. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATER TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .SUN...N OF 19N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 18N W OF 80W AND S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 8 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 8 2006 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE E THEN STALL ALONG 25N65W TO E CUBA SAT THROUGH SUN. WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE NW OF FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG NE TO E WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA SAT THROUGH TUE WITH HIGH PRES MOVING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 AM EST FRI DEC 8 2006 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 75W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER RRG