000 FZNT23 KNHC 161513 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH PRES WELL NE OF AREA AND LOWER PRES IN SW CARIBBEAN SHOULD KEEP ENHANCED TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. TRADES GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND WED. LOW PRES WELL NE OF THE AREA TO TRACK W TO WSW TOWARD THE NE CARIBBEAN WED AND WEAKEN BEFORE PASSING OVER GREATER ANTILLES THU AND FRI. LARGE N TO NE SWELL ACROSS N HALF OF TROPICAL N ATLC AND CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES TODAY THROUGH THU. SWELLS SUBSIDE FROM E TO W FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E OF 86W NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 KT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF LINE FROM 19N75W TO 15N79W BECOMING 7 TO 9 FT E OF SAME LINE. ELSEWHERE SEAS NE OF LINE FROM 20N87W TO 15N81W FROM 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N AND 4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NE ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES THU AND 6 TO 9 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E OF 60W SE TO S 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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 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 AND SAT...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 13N SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA NEAR 40N55W GRADUALLY WEAKENS THROUGH THU. NON-TROPICAL LOW PRES NEAR 28N54W 1014 MB SHOULD TRACK WSW THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO NEAR 27N59W THIS EVENING ...NEAR 25N62W LATE WED AND OPENING UP INTO A TROUGH LATE THU SE PART NEAR THE GREATER ANTILLES. STRONG N TO NE WINDS...REACHING GALE FORCE BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH PRES KEEPS LARGE N TO NE SWELL OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA THROUGH THU BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 24N TO 30N E OF 68W WED AND WED NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS FROM 24N TO 30N E OF 68W TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W AND S OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N AND E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 24N TO 30N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...SE OF LINE FROM 31N65W TO 26N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OF 29N W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E CENTRAL PART NEAR LOW. .FRI...S OF 27N W OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS S OF 29N AND SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. .SAT...N OF 28N W OF 75W W WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AND 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER MT