000 FZNT23 KNHC 191459 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 19 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 21N78W TO 16N86W WILL DRIFT W AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT AND GUSTY WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 16N 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...DECREASING TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT ON SAT. .SUN...S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 62W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT NW CORNER LATE. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 19 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH 25N65W 22N77W WILL DRIFT W LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THU. WEAKENING LOW PRES MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND EWD ALONG 30N/31N FRI. LOW INTENSIFIES E OF THE AREA SAT AND SUN WITH INCREASING NE WINDS AND SWELLS E OF 74W. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 19 2007 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 FRONTAL TROUGH E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 29N W OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 29N VARIABLE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 70W IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S W OF 74W ON SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL ON SUN. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 74W LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FOR THOSE MARINERS USING THE NOAA FTPMAIL SERVICE TO OBTAIN MARINE FORECASTS...THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL PERMANENTLY TRANSITION TO FTPMAIL@FTPMAIL.NWS.NOAA.GOV EFFECTIVE JAN 08 2008. FOR DETAILS...OBTAIN THE LATEST FTPMAIL HELP FILE BY SENDING AN E-MAIL /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/ WITH ONLY THE WORD...HELP...IN THE BODY TO FTPMAIL@FTPMAIL.NWS.NOAA.GOV. FORECASTER COBB/CANGIALOSI