000 FZNT23 KNHC 100314 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED DEC 09 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM W CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS EVENING AND WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE THROUGH THU NIGHT TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE REGION...THEN BECOME A NARROW WEAK RIDGE ALONG 26N FRI AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES SE INTO THE SW N ATLC. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD E OFF THE MID ATLC STATES OVER THE WEEKEND TO REINFORCE FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... BECOMING E WIND 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS W OF 82W 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL FRI. SEAS E OF 82W 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL....BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT ATLC PASSAGES E OF 64W. .THU THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BY SUN. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 11 FT IN LARGE N SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL ATLC WILL AID IN MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS NW PORTIONS OVERNIGHT...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND REACH 30N65W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY LIFT N OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND ACTIVE WEATHER WILL PUSH E OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 77W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 22N TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT THROUGH AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTIONS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS... AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTIONS. 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 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL 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 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 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 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF WARM FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN LARGE N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING