000 FZNT23 KNHC 202123 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU DEC 20 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MON AND INCREASE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC MON AND TUE AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SE. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N W OF 84W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 10 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PART. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT...E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL LATE. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .SUN...S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT MON. .MON...NE OF LINE 18N55W 16N61W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N NE TO WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 20 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 30N78W WILL MOVE TO JUST E OF THE NE PART BY LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL THEN SHIFT E BEGINNING TONIGHT AND THROUGH FRI NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF LOW PRES FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST FRI MORNING. THE LOW TRACK E TO NEAR 30N78W BY FRI AFTERNOON...THEN SE TO NEAR 29N75W BY LATE FRI AND TO WEAKEN NEAR 27N72W SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES TO THE N WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL THEN DIMINISH SUN...EXCEPT OVER THE FAR E PART. NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY MON...AND REACH FROM 31N70W TO NW BAHAMAS MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN FROM NEAR 31N65W TO SE BAHAMAS LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 20 2007 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT FRI EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N W OF 70W FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W LATE. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL W OF 78W LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE W OF 70W. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY...BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL FROM 23N TO 27N. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 23N TO 27N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ 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. 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