000 FZNT23 KNHC 120909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MON NIGHT AS A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN ATLC HIGH PRES TO THE N AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER NORTHERN S AMERICA PERSISTS...AND A LOW LEVEL WIND SURGE CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH WED. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 19N W OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. N OF 19N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 19N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT S OF 14N E OF 78W... .TODAY THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 30 TO 35 KT TODAY...DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT SUN. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT BUILDING 12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 11N. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...BUILDING 12 TO 14 FT SW PORTIONS MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION 10 TO 14 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TODAY...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. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN LARGE N SWELL. .TUE...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 26N74W THEN STATIONARY THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS E PORTION REACHES 24N65W TONIGHT...WHILE THE W PORTION OF THE FRONT LIFTS SLOWLY N AND DISSIPATES TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY LATE SUN...THEN REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY EARLY TUE BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE TUE. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S COAST LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... BECOMING E TO SE W OF 73W TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. S OF FRONT 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW 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. SE 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. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING