000 FZNT23 KNHC 240804 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH WED THEN STRENGTHEN AGAIN THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT SE PART. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 10N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...E TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007 .SYNOPSIS...AN AREA OF STRONG EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE NE WATERS WILL DIMINISH TUE. A COLD FRONT OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING WILL STALL FROM 31N74W TO NW CUBA TONIGHT THEN MOVE E AGAIN WED EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS LATE THU THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 29N W OF A COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N PART. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ 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 RRG