000 FZNT23 KNHC 070303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC SHOULD SHIFT E TONIGHT AND SUN... ALLOWING FOR MODERATE TO SOMETIMES FRESH TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN. TRADES TO BEGIN FURTHER INCREASE MON AND TUE IN RESPONSE TO STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ATLC. THE RIDGE SHOULD SHIFT E TUE AND WED...WHICH SHOULD CAUSE TRADE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM W TO E WED AND THU. A STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN WATERS EARLY THU...LYING FROM 22N84W TO 16N86W THU MORNING AND 22N80W TO 15N84W THU EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON MORNING THEN 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON AFTERNOON THEN 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 82W MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED EVENING THEN 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING SE TO S N OF 18N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NW OF FRONT LATE NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF 83W. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE MOSTLY N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N 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 NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL WED MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL WED MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 11N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AREA WIDE MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TUE MORNING AND 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W LATE TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT THEN 20 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT THEN 5 TO 8 FT LATER TUE. .WED AND THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED EVENING AND 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE THU. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE THU. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT AND 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATER THU. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT 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 SUN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL WED. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N PART. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N79W TO 30N81W SHOULD BEGIN MOVING AGAIN TONIGHT...WITH THE FRONT REACHING FROM 31N73W TO SOUTH FLORIDA SUN MORNING AND STALLING FROM 25N65W TO 21N77W MON MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE CAROLINAS MON MORNING GRADUALLY SHIFTS E THROUGH WED...WITH THE STRONG GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVE LOW PRES OVER THE CARIBBEAN FAVORING FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS LATER WED AND THU AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF. THE FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM 31N79W TO VERO BEACH FLORIDA THU MORNING AND 31N75W TO 23N79W THU EVENING. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 06 2008 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT W OF 80W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 73W AND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF 73W EARLY BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST N PART NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING ALONG FRONT...MOST NUMEROUS N PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 74W SUN EVENING AND BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 74W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W ...7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 74W N AND E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...E OF 73W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 23N. .WED...S OF 26N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WED EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 72W AND N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN