000 FZNT23 KNHC 100258 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 09 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC NE OF BERMUDA WILL MIGRATE E TONIGHT THROUGH THU. THE PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND RELATIVE LOW PRES TO THE S WILL KEEP THE WIND OF THE EAST IN THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC...DIMINISHING FROM W TO E BEGINNING WED. TRADES SHOULD SLACKEN FURTHER THU AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND FAR WESTERN CARIBBEAN THU MORNING...WITH THE FRONT REACHING FROM 22N80W TO 16N85W THU EVENING AND WEAKENING AS IT STRETCHES FROM EASTERN CUBA THROUGH JAMAICA TO NE PANAMA FRI EVENING. THE BOUNDARY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 18N72W TO 10N78W SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 FT S OF 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THEN BECOMING N TO NE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EARLY THU SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BY LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...STRONGEST IMMEDIATELY NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 18N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N. .SUN...WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 75W AND 76W... .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 11N NE TO E 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 WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...GALE WARNING S OF 17N W OF 72W.... .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 12N BY TONIGHT AND 6 TO 9 FT WED. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT FROM 15N TO 17N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 15N. .FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS N OF 17N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N...HIGHEST NE PART AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF BERMUDA WILL SHIFT E INTO THE ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH THU. THE PRES GRADIENT ON THE SW SIDE OF THE RIDGE WILL KEEP STRONG EASTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THOUGH EARLY WED. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW WATERS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WED AND THU AND LIKELY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE LATER THU. THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE OFF THE EAST FLORIDA COAST BY THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO 23N80W THU EVENING...31N70W TO 21N75W FRI EVENING...AND 28N65W TO 20N70W SAT EVENING BEFORE MOVING E OF AREA SUN. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 09 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N BETWEEN 74W AND 79W THU NIGHT AND EARLY FRI... .TONIGHT...E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT BETWEEN 23N AND 28N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IMMEDIATELY W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF 75W AND 7 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 28N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 26N W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUESTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 210 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS W OF FRONT AND NE TO E WINDS E OF FRONT 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK