000 FZNT23 KNHC 220312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 21 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN MON...THEN LOSE IT IDENTITY MON NIGHT INTO TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE AREA BUILDS SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E THROUGH FRI...BUT THE ASSOCIATED RIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES OVER ALL THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA WED THROUGH FRI. EXPECT LARGE SEAS IN BUILDING E SWELLS IN THE AFFECTED WIND AREAS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N ...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 85W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 85W. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 79W...AND N OF 13N E OF 79W. .MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 15N WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT FROM 30N77W TO NEAR DAYTONA BEACH FL MOVES TO A LINE FROM 31N70W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY MON MORNING. FRONT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA QUICKLY MOVES E TO THE CENTRAL ATLC THU WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 30N INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL MON. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE INTO MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 27N E OF 75W AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 71W AND S OF 26N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 78W. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W. FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 26N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 KT E OF 71W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 71W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE