000 FZNT23 KNHC 191541 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 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. AMZ089-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA BUILDS EAST AND STRENGTHENS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN... INCREASING TRADES TO OVER 20 KT OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN ON TUE. $$ AMZ082-192130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-192130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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. $$ AMZ086-192130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-192130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ088-192130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFF THE NE FL COAST N OF BAHAMAS WILL MIGRATE EAST THROUGH SUN...WITH A COLD FRONT ENTERING N WATERS LATE SUN NIGHT AND STRETCHING FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FL MON MORNING AND TO 26N65W TO 23N75W TUE MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS N OF AREA BEHIND COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ080-192130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 69W WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT AND BECOMING S TO SW E OF 69W N OF 29N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT N OF 22N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 22N. .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 LL