000 FZNT23 KNHC 040919 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI DEC 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL MOVE NW LATE TODAY THEN MOVE OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT AND WEAKEN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUN. HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TODAY...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND SEAS 3 FT N OF 20N. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT S OF 19N AND SEAS 3 FT N OF 19N. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 FT AND TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT S OF 18N AND SEAS 2 FT N OF 18N. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE TUE. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 NT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT AND TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA BECOME STATIONARY S OF 27N TODAY. FRONT STRENGTHEN SAT THEN MOVE E AND WEAKEN SAT NIGHT AS IT REACH FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY SUN AND THROUGH 30N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY MON THEN BECOME DIFFUSE LATE MON. WEAK RIDGE N OF AREA MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS N PART IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES