000 FZNT23 KNHC 212117 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 21 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MON THEN INCREASE OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH WED AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SE. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W...3 TO 4 FT W OF 80W EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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 AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 14N E OF 66W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 7 FT. .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 AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2007 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE AREA AS LOW PRES NEAR 31N79W 1004 MB MOVES SE TO NEAR 30N77W BY LATE TONIGHT ...THEN WEAKENS NEAR 27N72W SAT AND DISSIPATES SAT EVENING NEAR 27N68W. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND STRONG HIGH PRES TO THE N WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH SUN MORNING. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST EARLY MON...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND QUICKLY WEAKENS ALONG 31N TUE...THEN MOVES TO ALONG 31N65W TO 26N73W BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2007 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 73W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BE HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N BETWEEN 71W AND 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 25N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF W OF 72W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 78W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT....SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL W OF 78W. 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. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 NEAR FRONT MAINLY N OF 28N. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 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 TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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. .WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FR0M 25N TO 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE S OF 26N. $$ FOR MARINERS USING NOAA FTPMAIL SERVICE TO OBTAIN MARINE FORECASTS...EMAIL ADDRESS WILL PERMANENTLY CHANGE 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 AGUIRRE