000 FZNT23 KNHC 302109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE DEC 30 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. AMZ089-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG TRADES WILL CONTINUE NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT. RIDGE STRENGTHENS OVER CENTRAL ATLC THIS WEEKEND INCREASING WINDS OVER TROP N ATLC. LARGE N SWELL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH PERIOD OVER TROP N ATLC AND E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. $$ AMZ082-310330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W IN E SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 80W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-310330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-310330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FAR SW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT FAR SW. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT E OF 66W IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-310330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT AND WED...FROM 10N TO 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGHOUT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-310330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO S FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES QUICKLY BUILDS E IN ITS WAKE TONIGHT AND WED BEFORE A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS WED EVENING AND THEN SHIFTS MAINLY E OF THE AREA THU. A THIRD COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA SAT AND MOVE E OF THE AREA SUN. $$ AMZ080-310330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. FROM 25 TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...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. .THU NIGHT AND 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 TO 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF W OF 76W S TO AW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI