000 FZNT23 KNHC 112112 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE SE TO 22N88W TO15N84W THIS EVENING...FROM 18N74W TO 11N83W FRI EVENING...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CARIBBEAN AS THE NORTHERN EDGE MOVES INTO THE MONA PASSAGE SAT AFTERNOON. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE STRONG TRADE WINDS IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DIMINISH THROUGH LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS AND MOVES E. WINDS INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 79W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .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 THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 13N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO CAPE CANAVERAL WITH GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N W OF 77W THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT REACHES FROM 31N70W TO 21N75W FRI EVENING AND 28N65W TO 21N61W SAT EVENING BEFORE PUSHING E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 27N W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT N OF 28N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FL. WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT N OF 30N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT S OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND BECOMING NE TO E E OF 76W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FT TUE. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK