000 FZNT23 KNHC 200850 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 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. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...SE OF LINE FROM 16N84W TO 20N78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 79W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 .TODAY...N OF 19N W OF 60W NE TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND 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....EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF BAHAMAS MIGRATES EAST THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN EVENING TO 31N77W TO 29N89W...TO 30N65W TO 21N76W MON EVENING....AND E OF AREA ON TUE. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS N OF AREA BEHIND COLD FRONT MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT WED...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK