000 FZNT23 KNHC 300821 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...NE TO E TRADES PERSIST THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-300930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-300930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-300930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-300930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY 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. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-300930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD E ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED SHIFTING E OF AREA THU. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS WED STALLING BRIEFLY ALONG 25N WED NIGHT THEN LIFTING N AS A WARM FRONT THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-300930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 29 2008 .TODAY...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OVER THE NW PART THIS AFTERNOON. 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. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT LATE. 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 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W 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 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON