000 FZNT23 KNHC 100930 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED DEC 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS MAINTAINING A BAND OF STRONG TRADES FROM NE OF THE LEEWARDS TO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. WINDS DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THU AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS EAST AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT...REACHING A POSITION FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS THU NIGHT...EASTERN CUBA TO COSTA RICA BY FRI NIGHT...BEFORE DISSIPATING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO CENTRAL HONDURAS BY LATE SAT. TRADES INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AND WESTERN ATLC. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 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. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF 82W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WED. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 6 TO 9 FT FROM 15N TO 17N AND 4 TO 6 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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES NE OF BERMUDA SHIFTS E INTO THE ATLC TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY MIDDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS TO GALE FORCE PRECEDE THE FRONT BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. THE FRONT REACHES A POSITION FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT...31N69W TO EASTERN CUBA BY FRI NIGHT...BEFORE WEAKENING AND REORIENTING FROM 29N65W TO 22N78W BY SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE EASTERN U.S. TO THE WESTERN ATLC N OF FRONT SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W THU AND EARLY FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT N OF 29N LATE. 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...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN