000 FZNT23 KNHC 110329 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC HIGH PRES TO THE NE AND LOWER PRES OVER NORTHERN S AMERICA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 19N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N BETWEEN 80W AND 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 11N W OF 80W. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 11N. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN LEE OF LESSER ANTILLES. .FRI THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT FROM 10N TO 17N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL LATE SUN. .MON...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 30N73W TO 26N80W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA EARLY FRI ACROSS THE FAR N WATERS...WHILE HIGH PRES HOLDS IN PLACE S OF THE FRONT. HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATE FRI THROUGH SAT WITH NE TO E TRADES INCREASING DUE TO A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FLORIDA COAST SAT NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE AND WILL THEN MOVE N OF THE AREA ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO THE N BAHAMAS SUN NIGHT...THEN PUSHES E OF THE AREA BY LATE MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN OVER THE ATLC MON NIGHT AND TUE. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...HIGHEST SE PORTION...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 73W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY