000 FZNT23 KNHC 020859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 1012 MB LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE HONDURAS/NICARAGUA BORDER WILL DRIFT E TO 20N77W TO 12N79W AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. STRONG TRADES OVER THE TROP N ATLC WILL DIMINISH BY MID-WEEK AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC. AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT BECOMING ISOLATED TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 17N TO 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT..NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NE PART THU AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT SAT. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 82W N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 79W. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S WATERS. .THU AND FRI...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TODAY THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 18N W OF 59W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO CUBA NEAR 21N77W. A REINFORCING FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NW WATERS AND WILL MERGE WITH THIS LEADING FRONT THIS EVENING...WITH THE MAIN BOUNDARY FROM 31N69W TO 21N75W. THIS FRONT WEAKENS OVER SE WATERS BY FRI. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE CONUS COAST FRI AND WEAKENS FROM 31N72W TO 27N80W SAT. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 02 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. BETWEEN FRONTS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 120 NM E OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND W SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FIRST FRONT. .TONIGHT...E OF 78W NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT BETWEEN 24N AND 29N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK