000 FZNT23 KNHC 080918 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE DEC 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 08 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. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 08 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 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH WED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 28N WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. WINDS N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND STALL FROM BERMUDA TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF FRONT WILL SHIFT E TOWARD BERMUDA INTO SAT. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AGAIN SAT N OF THE BAHAMAS AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT THAT WILL PUSH OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 28N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT WED NIGHT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF FRONT 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 75W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 75W. 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 EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN