000 FZNT23 KNHC 041459 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU DEC 04 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 20N86W DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS A WEAK TROUGH ALONG 79W/80W MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE AREA SHIFTS E THROUGH FRI...ALLOWING STRONG WINDS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TO DIMINISH...BUT MAINTAINS FRESH TRADES OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SAT. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WEAKENS AND BECOMES ORIENTED EAST TO WEST FROM 26N65W TO 22N75W THU EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE SE COAST FRI...REACHING 31N79W TO 29N81W FRI NIGHT AND 31N76W 28N80W SAT NIGHT. A REINFORCING SHOT OF STRONG NW WINDS WILL SPEED UP THE FRONT SUN...WITH IT STRETCHING FROM 31N68W TO 21N74W SUN NIGHT AND WEAKENING FROM 26N65W TO 22N73W MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT FAR SE PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF SECOND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 29N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT .MON...NW OF FRONT N OF 28N E OF 77W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CANGIALOSI