000 FZNT23 KNHC 222130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES TUE MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT AND CENTERED WELL N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS STRONG TRADES OVER ALL THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 85W...AND 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL W OF 85W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 85W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT BY FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE BY SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BY LATE TUE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT..EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT WED THROUGH FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .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. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT MOVES TO 28N65W TO 22N79W TUE MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS OFF THE CAROLINAS BEHIND THE FRONT...MAINTAINING STRONG TRADES THROUGH OVER THE AREA THROUGH WED. WINDS START TO DIMINISH THU AS THE HIGH PRES RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS SOUTH AND WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. CENTERED N OF AREA MOVES E TO THE CENTRAL ATLC THU WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 30N WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .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 W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 SAT...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 CHRISTENSEN