000 FZNT23 KNHC 110248 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM 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 22N88W TO 16N83W THU EVENING...FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 10N82W FRI EVENING...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CARIBBEAN SAT WHEN TRADES INCREASE OVER CENTRAL AND WRN CARIBBEAN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER ERN U.S. AND WRN ATLC. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR CUBAN COAST AND GULF OF HONDURAS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT FROM 16N TO 21N E OF 83W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 78W FROM 11N TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF THE COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 68W AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W PART. .THU...S OF 18N W OF 70W AND FROM 14N TO 18N BETWEEN 64W AND 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 70W AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...S OF 14N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 T0 11 FT. FROM 10N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 11N AND 6 TO 7 FT S OF 11N. .SUN...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF BERMUDA SHIFTS E AHEAD OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST FRI. S WINDS TO GALE FORCE PRECEDE FRONT BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. FRONT REACHES FROM 31N71W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI EVENING...27N65W TO MONA PASSAGE SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SW N ATLC SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 76W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N OF 29N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N...6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 30N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...NW OF LINE FROM 21N75W TO 26N65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK