000 FZNT23 KNHC 070915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 07 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. AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE DISSIPATE EARLY THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES REMAIN N OF AREA THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT IN E SWELL MON. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILD TO 8 FT WED. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 28N71W THEN STATIONARY TO JUST N OF ANDROS ISLAND BAHAMAS DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK SURFACE LOW PRES OVER SE FLORIDA MOVE NE OF BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EXIT N OF 31N TONIGHT WITH TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO NEAR 27N76W EARLY TUE. RIDGE EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED MORNING SHIFT E FRI AS COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS THU PRECEDED BY INCREASING SW FLOW. FRONT REACH FAR PART OF AREA FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO AREA SW N ATLC BEHIND FRONT. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 29N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS TONIGHT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 70W E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...NW OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO 27N80W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE LATE THU. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT FROM 24N TO 29N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES