000 FZNT23 KNHC 050310 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 18N87W 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. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOWEST N OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN AREA WIDE. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT E OF 65W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 70W. .MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 69W IN E SWELL AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N LATE MON. 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 INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NEARLY STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SHOULD WEAKEN FURTHER AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT OR FRI. HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N7W TO NE FLORIDA SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT E...AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE SE COAST FRI AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHOULD STRETCH FROM 31N79W TO 30N81W FRI EVENING...31N75W TO 29N81W FRI EVENING...31N68W TO S FLORIDA SUN EVENING...AND 27N65W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON EVENING. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN STATES WILL MOVE TO THE CAROLINA COAST MON EVENING THEN NE OF THE AREA IN THE WESTERN ATLC BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 04 2008 .TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 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. 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 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 73W EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE EXCEPT NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .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