000 FZNT23 KNHC 162115 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG HIGH N OF THE FORECAST AREA AND LOWER PRESSURE IN THE CARIBBEAN SHOULD KEEP ENHANCED TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. TRADES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN WED AND WED NIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW NE OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL TRACK SW TO WSW TOWARD THE NE CARIBBEAN WED AND OPEN UP INTO A TROUGH LATE THU OVER PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA. 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 THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 19N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT AND SUN. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT AND SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OVER ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 62W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. NON-TROPICAL LOW...1010 MB...NEAR 26N56W WILL TRACK SW TO WSW TO 25N62W WED AFTERNOON AND OPEN UP INTO A TROUGH LATE THU OVER PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA. STRONG NE WINDS...REACHING GALE FORCE BETWEEN THE LOW AND THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA KEEPS LARGE N TO NE SWELL OVER A LARGE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THU BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 68W... .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 24N E OF 68W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT AND THU...FROM 22N TO 28N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W AND ALSO S OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OVER THE NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE OF A LINE FROM 31N65W TO 26N75W TO 22N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF 29N W OF 75W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W PART ON SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 4 TO 7 FT OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CAB