000 FZNT23 KNHC 052106 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM WEST CUBA TO BELIZE WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SUNDAY. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL SEAS TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL AND SEAS 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 82W. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N NORTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N74W TO 23N80W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE SUNDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 27N MONDAY. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN U.S. LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY THURSDAY REACHING 31N72W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE THURSDAY. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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 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. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S MON NIGHT. 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 VARIABLE 10 KT 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. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W SW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N. S OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF 73W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL