000 FZNT23 KNHC 232049 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT DEC 23 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN BRISK TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS TUE AND FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WED AND BECOME DIFFUSE THU. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 90W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 90W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 23 2006 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 23 2006 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NE OF THE REGION WILL MOVE E. A COLD FRONT 31N76W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL STALL THEN MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT MON. SLY WINDS INCREASE MON W OF 75W AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W MON NIGHT. POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING N OF 28N WITH THE FRONT MON THROUGH TUE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO 30N65W 21N77W WED WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS. FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE THU WITH HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS. 430 PM EST SAT DEC 23 2006 ...GALE CONDITION EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 72W MON THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 73W. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. .MON...N OF 25N W OF 75W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N W OF 72W. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 7 TO 9 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 72W. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL