000 FZNT23 KNHC 030832 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU DEC 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST N OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TODAY THEN DRIFT NW OF AREA FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT AND WEAKEN BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE NW PART SUN. A WEAK RIDGE N OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N E OF 82W. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT AND 5 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND 25 TO 30 KT FAR SW PART. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL STALL TONIGHT THEN DRIFTING NW FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS FLORIDA LATE SAT STRENGTHENING THE FRONT AND PUSHING THE FRONT E TO A POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN WITH THE FRONT WEAKENING MON. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 25N AND 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL N OF 25N. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON