000 FZNT23 KNHC 190820 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE DEC 19 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MAINLY LIGHT TRADES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THROUGH WED. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATE WED AND NE OF PUERTO RICO LATE THU THROUGH SAT AS A STRONGER HIGH PRES RE-BUILDS TO THE N. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 19 2006 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT AND GUSTY NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST THU AND FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT COLOMBIAN COAST. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 19 2006 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N AND NEAR GREATER ANTILLES. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. .SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 19N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N AND S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 19 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 31N MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLIES OVER THE AREA TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE N PART WITH INCREASING WINDS EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WED EVENING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE PART THU. WINDS WILL BECOME SLY OVER THE W PART FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SLIDES E. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 AM EST TUE DEC 19 2006 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N E OF 77W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 21N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .THU...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR S PART. .FRI...W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER COBB