000 FZNT23 KNHC 182118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 21N77W TO 16N85W WILL DRIFT W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. OTHERWISE FRESH ELY TRADES PERSIST THROUGH THU ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN. WINDS RELAX FRI AND SAT AND THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE NE LATE SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT WED. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES SAT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT ATLC PASSAGES SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT ON SAT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT ON SAT. .SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2007 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 26N65W 24N70W STATIONARY TO 21N76W MOVES SLOWLY AND WEAKENS TO A TROUGH THROUGH WED NIGHT. WEAKENING LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND N OF THE AREA ON FRI. INCREASING WINDS AND SWELLS DEVELOP OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 18 2007 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT N OF 29N W OF 74W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 72W...AND 7 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL E OF 72W. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 29N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 28N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUN. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI