000 FZNT23 KNHC 120856 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN FROM 22N79W TO 16N84W WILL MOVE TO 18N74W TO 11N83W THIS EVENING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CARIBBEAN AS THE NORTHERN EDGE MOVES INTO THE MONA PASSAGE SAT AFTERNOON. STRONG N WINDS BEHIND FRONT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE STRONG TRADE WINDS IN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DIMINISH THROUGH LATE FRI AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA WEAKENS AND MOVES E. WINDS INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUN AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN GULF OF HONDURAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST WINDWARD PASSAGE. W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...ATLC PASSAGES NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. FROM 11N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. FROM 13N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 13N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W TO 23N80W WITH GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N W OF 76W TONIGHT. FRONT REACHES FROM 31N70W TO 21N75W FRI EVENING AND 28N65W TO 21N61W SAT EVENING BEFORE PUSHING E OF AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008 .TODAY...N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 FT IN STRAITS OF FL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 10 KT OR LESS WITHIN 90 NM OF FRONT S OF 26N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 76W. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...SUBSIDING 8 TO 14 FT TUE. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER COBB