000 FZNT23 KNHC 101434 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...PRES FROM THE W CENTRAL ATLC SW TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS 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 OFF THE MID ATLC STATES OVER THE WEEKEND TO REINFORCE FRESH TRADES ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 85W. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS...MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N AND S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 5 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .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. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS THE W CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS N OF BAHAMAS...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT JUST OFFSHORE THE NE FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND REACH FROM 30N65W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY FRI MORNING...THEN WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY LIFT N OF THE BAHAMAS EARLY SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WITH EXPECTED ACTIVE WEATHER WILL PUSH E OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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 W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 AGUIRRE