000 FZNT23 KNHC 292101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE ELY TRADES WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH MON AS ATLC HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE AND EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE WED. N WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR GALE FORCE BEHIND FRONT IN NW CARIB WED. $$ AMZ082-300330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .THU...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 11 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-300330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ086-300330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-300330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-300330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES PERSISTS OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUN. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW PART SUN NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N71W TO 27N80W MON. FRONT DISSIPATES EARLY TUE. A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS THE AREA TUE AND EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED. NLY WINDS INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ080-300330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 .TONIGHT...RIDGE 30N65W 28N81W. N OF RIDGE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF RIDGE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 29N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...W OF FRONT NLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT TO 19 FT NE PART. $$ 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 MUNDELL