000 FZNT23 KNHC 181503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU DEC 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 18 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 PRES STRENGTHENS TO THE NORTH...MAINTAINING THE STRONG TRADES E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NE WINDS PERSIST INTO FRI FROM BERMUDA TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES TO THE EAST. THE LOW PRES WEAKENS TO A TROUGH NE OF PUERTO RICO EARLY FRI AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS SOUTH TO NE OF THE BAHAMAS... ALLOWING THE WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH SAT. SW WINDS INCREASE OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN...AHEAD OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT REACHES A POSITION FROM 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 22N TO 29N E OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W AND ALSO S OF 26N W OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE OF A LINE FROM 29N65W TO 25N75W TO 22N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT FRI. 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW WINDS AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FAR NW PART ON SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT NW OF COLD FRONT LATE. 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. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL