000 FZNT23 KNHC 050906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA WEAKEN AS COLD FRONT ENTERS YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SUN. RIDGE N OF AREA THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TODAY...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 AND TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W BEGIN TO MOVE LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 21N78W EARLY SUN AND REACH 28N65W TO 25N70W SUN NIGHT AND BECOME DIFFUSE. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE CONUS TUE. LOW PRES DEVELOP OVER EASTERN UNITED STATES LATE TUE AND WED WITH INCREASING SW WINDS OVER NW PART. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS INCREASE TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT N OF 29N. S OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 73W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES