000 FZNT23 KNHC 042118 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 19N86W SHOULD DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH ALONG S OF 15N 80W/81W SHOULD MOVE INLAND OVER CENTRAL AMERICA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE AREA SHIFTS E THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING ENHANCED TRADES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. HIGH PRES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. SUN AND MON WILL SHIFT E...BUT THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVE LOW PRES TO THE S SHOULD RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOWEST N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN AREA WIDE. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS W HALF DIMINISHING FRI. .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. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF 82W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 82W. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ...HIGHEST NE PART. .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. .TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SHOULD WEAKEN FURTHER AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR FRI. HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N7W TO NE FLORIDA SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT E...AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE SE COAST FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHOULD STRETCH FROM 31N79W TO 30N81W FRI EVENING...31N75W TO 29N81W FRI EVENING...31N68W TO S FLORIDA SUN EVENING...AND 27N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON EVENING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN STATES WILL MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST MON EVENING THEN NE OF THE AREA IN THE WESTERN ATLC BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 150 NM NW OF FRONT W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF NEXT 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. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...HIGHEST E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN