000 FZNT23 KNHC 071511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE W AND CENTRAL SUB TROPICAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N VARIABLE MAINLY E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 7 TO TO 9 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL WED. FROM 19N TO 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT WITH OCCASIONAL PERIODS TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 9 TO 10 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL WED. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT WITH OCCASIONAL PERIODS TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 9 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT THEN SUBSIDING 8 TO 9 FT BY FRI. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL ATLC W ALONG 27/28N TO 72W THIS MORNING. COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 29N72W THEN CONTINUES AS STATIONARY FRONT TO NEAR PALM BEACH. FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MEANDER ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE GULF AND SE U.S. WED THROUGH WED NIGHT. FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FAR NW PART OF AREA THU AND CONTINUE SE AND REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE BEHIND THE FRONT. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. N OF 23N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT SE BAHAMAS THROUGH WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS W OF 74W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 STRIPLING