000 FZNT23 KNHC 201458 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES SAT AND SUN AS A STRONGER HIGH PRES RE-BUILDS TO THE N. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY W PART. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT AND GUSTY NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 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. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 KT. N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N AND S OF 15N. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL N OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N PART WITH INCREASING WINDS TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THIS EVENING THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE PART THU. WINDS WILL BECOME SLY OVER THE W PART FRI THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SLIDES E AND THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SRN U.S. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 1030 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N E OF 70W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. $$ FORECASTER BERG