000 FZNT23 KNHC 030317 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NE FLOW THROUGH THE MONA AND WINDWARD PASSAGES DIMINISHES THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRES TO THE N OF THE AREA WEAKENS. LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY FLOW PERSISTS THROUGH MIDWEEK AS A COLD FRONT BECOMES STATIONARY N OF AREA. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN BY THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE N. $$ AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. .TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N W OF 67W...INCLUDING MONA AND WINDWARD PASSAGES...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N E OF 71W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 18N. .MON...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 19N. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 19N...AND 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 19N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 16N ...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 16N. .WED...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVER E PART. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL OVER E PART. .FRI...N OF 15N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO THE EASTERN BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST EARLY MON AND MOVE RAPIDLY TO A LINE FROM 31N74W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MON EVENING...AND WEAKEN FROM 31N65W TO SW BAHAMAS TUE MORNING...AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO W BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATE WED OVER THE SE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD NEAR 24N WED AND THU AS STRONG LOW PRES DEVELOPS NEAR THE MID ATLANTIC COAST AND MOVES E. ANOTHER COLD FRONT TRAILING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE WED INTO THU. TROUGH DEVELOP OVER EAST U.S. COAST FRIDAY WITH RIDGE ALONG 28N. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF 75W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 74W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT E OF 72W. .WED...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. FROM 25N TO 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 72W. S OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .THU...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART. .FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING AND BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 KT W OF 73W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 73W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W. FROM 23N TO 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL/CHRISTENSEN