000 FZNT23 KNHC 070239 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE WILL DISSIPATE EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL REMAIN JUST N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N W OF 83W. .MON THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING E TO SE EARLY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N ...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT ...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 83W. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 15N E OF 69W. .MON THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL MON. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .MON THROUGH FRI...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 MON NIGHT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 25N76W THEN STATIONARY TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA THROUGH MON. A WEAK SURFACE LOW ALONG THE SE FLORIDA COAST WILL QUICKLY PASS JUST N OF THE BAHAMAS MON...AND EXIT THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE MON NIGHT WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO NEAR 27N76W BY EARLY TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO S FLORIDA BY WED MORNING...THEN SHIFT TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA BY FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW WATERS THU PRECEDED BY INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH THE FAR NE PART OF THE AREA BY FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE AREA BEHIND IT. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT FROM 25N TO 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 20N E OF 72W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 20N E OF 72W 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 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 5 TO 10 KT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT AND 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. .FRI...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT...AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NE PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT...4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL NE PORTION AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PORTION. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE