000 FZNT23 KNHC 100907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU DEC 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDS FROM W CENTRAL ATLC SW TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS EVENING AND WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SE THROUGH THU NIGHT TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE REGION. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN 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. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI...EXCEPT 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 TO 30 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BY SUN. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF BAHAMAS...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE SE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND REACH FROM 30N65W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY FRI MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY LIFT N OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND ACTIVE WEATHER WILL PUSH E OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 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 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. 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. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MERGING N AND E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN