000 FZNT23 KNHC 290912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NE TO E TRADES PERSIST THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 15N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NW BAHAMAS TUE... AND MOVE E OF AREA TUE NIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED AND MOVE E OF AREA ON THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE WED AND STALL ALONG 25N THEN MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT THU. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FRI. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE 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 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 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 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W WINDS N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON