000 FZNT23 KNHC 160327 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 15 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH ALONG THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO JUST NE OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA. HIGH PRES WILL RE-BUILD OVER THE CAROLINAS SUN AND SLIDE EASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN ATLC MON AND TUE THEN BECOME REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES FROM THE N WED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N W OF 83W INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W AND ALSO N OF 16N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY...THEN DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN SWELL SAT NIGHT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 15 2006 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL QUICKLY MOVE E TO A PSN FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT THEN E OF AREA BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE E OFF THE CAROLINA COAST MON AND TUE THEN BECOME REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES FROM THE N WED. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR ELY WINDS TO INCREASE OVER THE S PORTION MON AND TUE THEN WEAKEN SOME WED AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N PART OF THE AREA WED FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 15 2006 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AREAS OF RAIN ELSEWHERE ALONG AND E OF TROUGH. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE