000 FZNT23 KNHC 111451 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 11 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. AMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 11 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. $$ AMZ082-112130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 19N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 45TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-112130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...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. .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...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT. 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. $$ AMZ086-112130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT SAT. $$ AMZ087-112130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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. $$ AMZ088-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE PORTION BY SAT NIGHT...WHILE THE PORTION OF THE FRONT FROM THE BAHAMAS WESTWARD SLOWLY LIFTS N AND DISSIPATES THROUGH EARLY SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY LATE SUN...THEN REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE TUE. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S COAST LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-112130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. 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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT 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 WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT LATE SW 20 TO 25 KT. 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 AGUIRRE