000 FZNT23 KNHC 070940 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN DEC 07 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. AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TRADE WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE CAROLINAS. THE HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS INTO THE WESTERN ATLC MON...ALLOWING A BROAD SWATH OF STRONG TRADES FROM NE OF THE LEEWARDS ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BY WED AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS NE. A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE WED...BRINGING STRONG N WINDS TO THE NW CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE NICARAGUAN COAST LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2008 .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 14N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 16N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 16N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO 29N81W MOVES E AND REACHES 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WEAKENS AND STALLS FROM 25N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY TUE MORNING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH. E TO SE WINDS INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TUE AND WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO EMERGE OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST BY WED NIGHT...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE OFF N FLORIDA COAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WED NIGHT. THE FRONT REACHES FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU FOLLOWED BY FRESH NW FLOW. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2008 CORRECTED TSTM WORDING FOR TONIGHT .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 24N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 24N. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 78W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE...THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN