000 FZNT23 KNHC 190301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADE WINDS PERSIST THROUGH FRI ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN BETWEEN HIGH PRES OFF N FLORIDA AND LOW PRES NE OF PUERTO RICO. THE LOW WEAKENS FRI...BUT THE HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS TO THE NORTH...MAINTAINING THE FRESH TRADES OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT ENTIRE AREA. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .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 THROUGH 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. .TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG NE WINDS PERSIST INTO FRI FROM BERMUDA TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND LOW PRES TO THE EAST. THE LOW PRES WEAKENS TO A TROUGH NE OF PUERTO RICO EARLY FRI AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS SOUTH TO NE OF THE BAHAMAS... ALLOWING THE WINDS TO DIMINISH THROUGH SAT. SW WINDS INCREASE OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN...AHEAD OF COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE COAST LATE SUN NIGHT. THE FRONT REACHES A POSITION FROM 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON...THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS FROM 27N65W TO 23N81W BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 18 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE OF A LINE FROM 30N65W TO 22N78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 21N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE SUN. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN