000 FZNT23 KNHC 060253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 05 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA CONTINUES TO SHIFT E...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW TRADES OVER THE AREA TO DECREASE AND REMAIN MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE CAROLINAS EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD GRADUALLY SHIFT E THROUGH WED...CAUSING TRADES TO GREATLY INCREASE OVER MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TO A LESSER EXTENT OVER THE NW WATERS MON AND TUE AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY WED. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AGAIN SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 11N. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL TUE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT S OF 11N. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT E OF 68W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA BY LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE MON AND 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA WED EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N TONIGHT AND SAT. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE TUE IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N78W TO 29N81W SHOULD LIE ROUGHLY IN THE SAME POSITION SAT EVENING BUT SHOULD MOVING AGAIN BY SUN WITH AN INCREASE IN SPEED. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH FROM 31N66W THROUGH 26N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN EVENING BUT SHOULD STALL AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN BY MON EVENING FROM 26N65W TO SOUTH FLORIDA. STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE FROM THE CAROLINAS EARLY MON AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLC TUE AND WED...AS THE FRONT BEGINS MOVING N AS A EARLY TUE AND MOVES N OF THE AREA LATE TUE. INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WED WELL AHEAD OF A FRONT GRADUALLY MOVING THROUGH THE GULF WATERS. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 05 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY VARIABLE N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT SAT EVENING THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N E OF 70W AND BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL AND 6 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 75W MON EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...S OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE TO E SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN