000 FZNT23 KNHC 090253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH WED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 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. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT SUN. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 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. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS N OF THE BAHAMAS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND STALL FROM BERMUDA TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF FRONT WILL SHIFT E TOWARD BERMUDA INTO SAT. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE AGAIN SAT N OF THE BAHAMAS AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT THAT WILL PUSH OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 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 AND THU NIGHT...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. .SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL