000 FZNT23 KNHC 040302 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT WILL MOVE NW FRIDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL SATURDAY THEN WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUNDAY. WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 19N AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N E OF 82W. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT AND 5 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 NT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 8 FT SW PART. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT THROUGH 31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT. FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY THEN MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT AND REACH TO THROUGH 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY SUNDAY AND THROUGH 30N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY MONDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE MONDAY. WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 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. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TO N WINDS 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. 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 SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. 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 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N PART IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL