000 FZNT23 KNHC 171503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED DEC 17 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TRADE WINDS PERSIST THROUGH FRI ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BETWEEN HIGH PRES OFF THE CAROLINAS AND LOW PRES N OF PUERTO RICO. THE LOW WEAKENS BY FRI...BUT THE HIGH STRENGTHENS TO THE NORTH...MAINTAINING THE STRONG TRADES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 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. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL OVER ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT MONA PASSAGE. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW. SEAS 8 TO 10 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. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 62W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N W OF 58W SE 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. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA TONIGHT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. NON-TROPICAL LOW...1008 MB...NEAR 26N58W TRACKS SW TO 25N60W LATE WED AND OPENS UP INTO A TROUGH LATE THU OVER PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA. STRONG NE WINDS...REACHING GALE FORCE BETWEEN THE LOW AND THE HIGH PRESSURE AREA KEEPS LARGE N TO NE SWELL OVER A LARGE PART OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THU BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N E OF 67W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E OF 67W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL OVER AND SW OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 KT. .TONIGHT 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 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 29N65W TO 26N75W TO 22N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 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...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SUN. 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 W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR