000 FZNT23 KNHC 061444 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK AS STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE CAROLINAS SUN NIGHT AND MON AND INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH MIDWEEK. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL WED. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 12N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 65W AND 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL W OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 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 5 TO 8 FT . .WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W WILL BE REINFORCED TODAY CAUSING AN ACCELERATION SOUTHEASTWARD. THE FRONT REACHES 31N74W TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY STALLS AND WEAKENS FROM 27N65W TO 21N73W MON MORNING AND DISSIPATES TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES EMERGES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST MON EVENING AND MOVES INTO THE ATLC TUE AND WED INCREASING E TO SE FLOW. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT N OF 29N. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 25N E OF 75W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/CANGIALOSI