000 FZNT23 KNHC 270316 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 26 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING HIGH PRES MOVES OFF U.S. EAST COAST THROUGH SAT. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES FROM NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. THEREAFTER...TRADES DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 19N E OF 83W. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT TO 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT GULF OF HONDURAS. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W... .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... OCCASIONALLY TO 40 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...FROM 11 TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 08N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SUN. S OF 08N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MOVES OFF U.S. EAST COAST THROUGH SAT. RIDGE AXIS FROM SE GEORGIA TO BERMUDA LATE SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT...EXTENDING FROM 28N73W TO 27N65W SAT AFTERNOON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST LATE MONDAY...EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 29N75W BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 29N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COHEN/CHRISTENSEN