000 FZNT23 KNHC 110928 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU DEC 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT PUNCHES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN LATER THIS MORNING. THE FRONT REACHES A POSITION FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NORTHERN NICARAGUAN COAST BY TONIGHT...THEN STALLS FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA BY LATE TOMORROW BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. MEANWHILE STRONG TRADES FROM E OF THE LEEWARDS THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DIMINISH THROUGH MIDDAY FRI...AS HIGH PRES N OF THE WEAKENS AND SHIFTS NE. THESE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN STARTING LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT 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. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N E OF 68W. .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR ANEGADA PASSAGE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N W OF 70W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA. .MON...S OF 14N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .TODAY...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 11N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 11N. .SUN...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF BERMUDA SHIFTS E AHEAD OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST LATE TODAY. S WINDS TO GALE FORCE PRECEDE THE FRONT BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. FRONT REACHES A POSITION FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT...FROM 31N69W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI NIGHT...THEN STALLING AND WEAKENING FROM 23N65W TO 20N70W BY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 76W... .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 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. .TONIGHT...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 CHRISTENSEN