000 FZNT23 KNHC 280814 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN DEC 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES PERSIST THROUGH MON THEN WEAKEN TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY...W OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT S OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 18N. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT TROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY...N OF 09N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 09N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT 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 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 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. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA WILL SHIFT TO POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT THEN SHIFT E OF AREA LATE MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST MON REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA TUE...AND MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND MOVE E OF AREA ON THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS WED NIGHT STALLING ALONG 25N THU. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE TONIGHT. 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 15 TO 20 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. $$ FORECASTER NELSON