000 FZNT23 KNHC 150932 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE AREA AND RELATIVE LOW PRES OVER THE CARIBBEAN SHOULD KEEP ENHANCED TRADES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS WEEK BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE TROPICAL ATLC AND THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN MID WEEK. LOW PRES FORMING WELL NE OF THE AREA SHOULD TRACK W TO WSW TOWARD THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN WED AND OVER THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN OR SE BAHAMAS THU AND FRI. LARGE SWELLS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE AND N CENTRAL CARIBBEAN PASSAGES TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 19N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18N AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BY THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 66W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES TUE AND TUE NIGHT. W OF 66W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. .WED... E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. .THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AREA WIDE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN LINGERING NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 14N. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE THU. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS BECOMES DIFFUSE TODAY. GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND THE FRONT RESULTS IN FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS TODAY. WINDS DIMINISH W OF 70W TUE AND WED BUT SHOULD BACK TO THE N TO NE AND REMAIN STRONG E OF 70W AND DRIVE LARGE SWELLS INTO THE ATLC PASSAGES. LOW PRES DEVELOPING WELL E OF THE AREA TUE ALONG THE OLD FRONT TRACKS W TO WSW TO NEAR 24N64W LATE THU AND NEAR HISPANIOLA FRI BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED 24N TO 29N E OF 68W WED... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N W OF 77W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 68W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...FROM 24N TO 29N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N W OF 74W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL N OF 28N W OF 74W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...E OF 74W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW S OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E CENTRAL PART NEAR LOW. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE AND 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E HALF. $$ FORECASTER COBB