000 FZNT23 KNHC 080313 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT. TRADES INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC BEGINNING THU. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W BECOMING E TO SE TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE TROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT FAR E PORTION BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N 0F 14N E OF 67W. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 71W 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 31N60W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY LIFT N WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL THEN STRENGTHEN THROUGH WED NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS THU. THE FRONT SHOULD THEN REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE BEHIND THE FRONT. FRONT THEN WEAKENS E OF AREA SAT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND TRACKS NE WHILE INTENSIFYING AND PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS TO THE SE U.S. COAST BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT TO 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT AND W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 T O 3 FT. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N BETWEEN 72W AND 78W. .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