000 FZNT23 KNHC 251449 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU DEC 25 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF AREA IS WEAKENING AS IT DRIFTS EASTWARD AND WILL BE ABSORBED INTO HIGH PRES MOVING OFF THE EASTERN U.S. COAST FRI/SAT. TRADES FROM NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE TRADES DIMINISH BY MONDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 21N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 18N AND 9 TO 13 FT S OF 18N. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS AND NEAR COAST OF CUBA. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 20N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 12N. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 13N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE HIGH PRES NE OF AREA WEAKENS AND MOVES EASTWARD AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES N WATERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS FRONT BRIEFLY MOVES INTO NE WATERS S OF BERMUDA FRI...FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN/EARLY MON...REACHING A POSITION THROUGH 31N72W TO 295N75W TO CUBA NEAR 27N80W BY MONDAY EVENING. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT S OF 26N AND EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT N OF 30N AND W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK