000 FZNT23 KNHC 260803 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...LIGHT TO MODERATE ELY WINDS WILL PERSIST...THEN INCREASE FRI THROUGH SUN AS ATLC HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND BUILDS SW ALLOWING FOR THE PRES GRADINET TO TIGHTEN ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST SE PART. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT..EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SUN...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N75W TO SE FLORIDA WILL MOVE LITTLE. LOW PRES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST THIS MORNING WILL MOVE THE FRONT E AS A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM 31N72W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY TONIGHT. BY THU THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO 25N74W AND DISSIPATE FRI OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA. A RIDGE WILL BUILD W OF THE FRONT FRI THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GEORGIA AND NE FLORIDA COAST ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 26 2007 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 65W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE SE PART. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N PART. SCATTERED AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 65W SW TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR AND 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