000 FZNT23 KNHC 061510 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA INTO THE N GULF OF HONDURAS WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE LATER TODAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN JUST N OF THE AREA MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN SHALLOW WATERS. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE TUE THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED AND THU. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT THROUGH THU. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT WED AND THU. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WITH A STATIONARY EXTENDING FROM THERE TO N CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN AND REACH FROM 29N65W TO 26N68W BY THIS EVENING...WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT DISSIPATING. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP JUST N OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY MON THEN WILL QUICKLY MOVE NE OF THE AREA BY TUE AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE E. SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATE TUE INTO WED...WITH THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA ON THU. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE EVENING EXCEPT BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NW OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO 27N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SW SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT FROM 24N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY