000 FZNT23 KNHC 031503 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT JUST NW OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING THEN STALL. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD TO THE N OF THE FRONT PUSHING THE FRONT INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NEAR NE HONDURAS ON SUN AS THE HIGH N OF THE AREA MOVES E AND WEAKENS. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 82W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 82W 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT AND 5 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 3 FT FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 ...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF S AMERICA UP TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 16N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 16N 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 64W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 64W 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 16N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N78W SW TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE SLOWLY S INTO S FLORIDA FRI THROUGH SAT THEN STALL. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILDING SE ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE WESTERN ATLC AND LOW PRES FORMING OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WILL PUSH THE FRONT E TO A POSITION FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN WHILE WEAKENING INTO MON. A TROUGH WILL BE NEAR THE FL COAST MON. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 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...N OF 28N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N E OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 70W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF 70W 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS MAINLY W PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE