000 FZNT23 KNHC 072125 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W BECOMING E TO SE TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT ...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 12 FT. 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 WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N 0F 14N E OF 67W. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 12N...AND N OF 15N W OF 57W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA. FRONT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL THEN STRENGTHEN THROUGH WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS THU. THE FRONT SHOULD THEN REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE BEHIND THE FRONT. FRONT THEN WEAKENS E OF AREA SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND INTENSIFIES AS IT TRACKS NE WITH A COLD FRONT SW ACROSS N FLORIDA. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 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 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 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 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS... AND 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF FRONT TO 74W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE