000 FZNT23 KNHC 220921 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 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT/TUE MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE LATE TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED WELL N OF THE AREA BUILDS SE ACROSS NORTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL MOVE E THROUGH FRI. THE ASSOCIATED TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN STRONG TRADES IN TROPICAL N ATLC AND MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA WED THROUGH FRI. EXPECT LARGE SEAS IN BUILDING E SWELLS IN THE AFFECTED WIND AREAS THROUGH THIS PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS S OF 17N E OF 82W AND FROM 15N TO 21N W OF 80W 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TODAY...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TODAY...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 10N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE FL MOVES TO A LINE FROM 31N63W TO CUBA NEAR 23N80W TUE MORNING. FRONT ALONG LINE FROM 31N45W TO 21N66W WED MORNING AND WEAKENS BY THU MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF AREA QUICKLY MOVES E TO THE CENTRAL ATLC THU WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING ALONG 30N INTO FRI. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 22 2008 .TODAY...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 27N E OF 75W AND 6 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 71W AND S OF 26N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N W OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 78W. .THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W. FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 26N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 KT E OF 71W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 71W... AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 71W. $$ FORECASTER MT