000 FZNT23 KNHC 030846 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 03 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. AMZ089-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...LEADING COLD FRONT FROM 20N76W TO 10N80W WITH SECONDARY COLD FRONT FROM 21N78W TO 16N86W WILL MERGE TODAY WITH COMBINED FRONT DISSIPATING NEAR 20N78W TO 13N81W TONIGHT. STRONG TRADES OVER THE TROP N ATLC WILL DIMINISH BY MIDWEEK AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC. AMZ082-030930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 86W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY SUN. $$ AMZ084-030930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. $$ AMZ086-030930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED DEC 03 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-030930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 03 2008 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 11N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT N OF 17N E OF 60W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-030930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 03 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TWO COLD FRONTS ARE CURRENTLY MERGING OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE MERGED FRONT WILL PUSH E TO 26N65W TO 23N72W TO 21N76W WED EVENING AND SHOULD DISSIPATE OVER E PART WITH REMAINDER OF THE BOUNDARY NEAR 26N65W TO 25N68W THU EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE SE COAST LATE FRI AND SLOWLY MOVES TO 31N76W TO 29N81W SAT EVENING AND TO 31N67W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS SUN EVENING. $$ AMZ080-030930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 03 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF MERGED FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK