000 FZNT23 KNHC 221512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON DEC 22 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT AND DIMINISH BY TUE MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE AREA MOVES E THROUGH FRI...AND THE ASSOCIATED TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES OVER ALL THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 85W...AND 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL W OF 85W. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 20N W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 20N E OF 79W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19N E OF 84W. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 10N E OF 77W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 12N. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT E OF 59N FROM 14N TO 17N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL WED THROUGH FRI. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED AND 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO S FL BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES TO 26N65W TO 22N79W BY MON MORNING. FRONT IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN OVER THE NE PART OF THE AREA TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA MOVES E TO THE CENTRAL ATLC THU WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 30N WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT BETWEEN 25N AND 29N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N E OF 76W WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N W OF 70W WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE E OF 72W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. BETWEEN 25N AND 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. BETWEEN 23N AND 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK