000 FZNT23 KNHC 080926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TRADE WINDS INCREASE OVER THE CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES TO THE NORTH STRENGTHENS AND SHIFTS INTO THE WESTERN ATLC MON. THIS ALLOWS A BROAD SWATH OF STRONG TRADES TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WED AS THE HIGH SHIFTS NE. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED NIGHT...REACHING FROM E CUBA TO E HONDURAS BY LATE THU...THEN STALLING FROM E CUBA TO 12N82W BY LATE FRI. STRONG N WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THU. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 08 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT NW OF FRONT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE MOSTLY NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 08 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 08 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT BY TUE NIGHT. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 10N TO 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 16N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU AND 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 10N. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 08 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 29N65W TO 22N80W MOVES SE BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE REGION TUE AND WED S OF THE HIGH. NEXT COLD FRONT EMERGES OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST LATE WED...WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N70W TO 22N78W LATE THU AND FROM 29N65W TO 22N78W BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 08 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 80W THU... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS E OF 75W BECOMING SE TO S N OF 27N W OF 74W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT BECOMING SE TO S W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 74W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DECREASING LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS ALONG FRONT...MOST NUMEROUS N HALF. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN