000 FZNT23 KNHC 142059 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANT LOW OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLGA IN NW CARIBBEAN MOVES NW INTO YUCATAN BY SAT...THEN IS ABSORBED BY APPROACHING COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SUN. OTHERWISE FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADE WINDS PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MID WEEK. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 83W AND 86W...INCLUDING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT OR LESS LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 84W. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 85W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 85W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS ALONG 30N. FRESH TO STRONG ELY FLOW S OF THE RIDGE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS DIMINISHES SLIGHTLY THROUGH SAT AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES STARTING SAT OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND HIGH PRES SE OF BERMUDA. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST EARLY SUN MORNING. SWLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY REACH GALE FORCE SUN. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W BY MIDDAY SUN...30N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MIDDAY MON...BEFORE STALLING FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 14 2007 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN N OF 28N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 78W. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 76W S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 72W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 72W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 28N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN