000 FZNT23 KNHC 041504 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE GULF OF MEXICO WILL LIFT NW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SE FROM GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND PUSHING THE FRONT BACK S AS A COLD FRONT INTO THE NW WATERS SAT AFTERNOON REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NEAR NE HONDURAS BY SUN AS IT WEAKENS. HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS E. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 79W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 79W AND 83W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 83W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 19N W OF 84W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 14 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 TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 K...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 14 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N E OF 69W. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT AND TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E TONIGHT INTO SAT AS LOW PRES FORMS OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND TRACKS NE. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SUN AND FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY MON THEN BECOME TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE