000 FZNT23 KNHC 200305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FRI THROUGH SUN. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON THEN STALLS. WINDS INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE REGION AS HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .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 NIGHT...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...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT E OF 80W WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT 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 AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF BAHAMAS MIGRATES EAST THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN NIGHT AND REACHING FROM 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON MORNING...26N65W TO 22N78W TUE MORNING THEN STALLING AND DISSIPATING FROM 23N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS N OF AREA BEHIND COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 70W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 2 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .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 THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 AND WED...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