000 FZNT23 KNHC 272131 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT DEC 27 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. AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES PERSIST THROUGH MON THEN WEAKEN TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT S OF 18N. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 15N E OF 79W... .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 09N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 09N...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...S OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT AND SHIFT TO POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E OF AREA MON. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST MON EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA TUE...AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND MOVE E OF AREA ON THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL TRAVERSE THE NORTHERN PORTION OF ZONE FROM 31N70W TO 29N75W ON THU. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N 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 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N 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 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA