000 FZNT23 KNHC 101542 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL ATLC WITH SWATH OF STRONG TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN. WINDS DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E AHEAD OF ADVANCING COLD FRONT. FRONT PUSHES INTO NW CARIBBEAN THU...REACHING FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO ERN HONDURAS THU NIGHT...HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA FRI NIGHT... BEFORE DISSIPATING FROM MONA PASSAGE TO CENTRAL HONDURAS LATE SAT. TRADES INCREASE OVER CENTRAL AND WRN CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER ERN U.S. AND WRN ATLC. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF 82W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF 16N. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT S OF 16N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL FROM 15N TO 17N AND 6 FT S OF 15N. .FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF BERMUDA SHIFTS E AHEAD OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST FRI. S WINDS TO GALE FORCE PRECEDE FRONT BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. FRONT REACHES FROM 31N71W TO NW HAITI LATE FRI...25N65W TO MONA PASSAGE LATE SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SW N ATLC SUN. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N BETWEEN 73W AND 79W THU AND THU NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT E OF 75W AND 8 FT W OF 75W. W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 73W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES