000 FZNT23 KNHC 010902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL STALL ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU THEN DRIFT N OF AREA THU NIGHT. EASTERLY TRADE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED THROUGH FRI AS ATLC RIDGE SHIFTS S THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL PASS THROUGH BERMUDA AROUND SUNSET TODAY THEN STALL ALONG 27N TONIGHT. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT NE AS A WARM FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND WED. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AHEAD OF SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST LATE WED. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N75W TO 25N80W THU NIGHT AND DRIFT NW FRI. THE FRONT WILL BECOME REINFORCED ON SAT AND MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 01 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N W OF 74W WED NIGHT... .TODAY...N OF FRONT W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 73W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 29N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT THU EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON