000 FZNT23 KNHC 121439 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT E LATE TUE AND WED ALLOWING FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH SOME OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 20N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 84W 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT S OF 14N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 12 FT. 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. $$ AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N W OF 71W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 71W NE 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT EARLY SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT EARLY SUN NIGHT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL W OF 67W...AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 68W. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION 10 TO 14 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...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. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO 25N72W...THEN STATIONARY THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS E PORTION REACHES 24N65W TONIGHT...WHILE THE W PORTION OF THE FRONT LIFTS SLOWLY N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. LOW PRES DEVELOPING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY TRACK NE THROUGH SUN NIGHT PULLING THE WARM FRONT TO N OF THE AREA. ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD W ALONG 27N...THEN SHIFT TO THE FAR NE WATERS BY EARLY WED AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S COAST LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM N OF FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF 67W. .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...N OF 27N E OF 71W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 76W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 76W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PORTION EARLY. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NE PORTION. .TUE...S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 71W NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF 71W 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 71W N TO NE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. ISOLATED SHOWERS SW PORTION. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 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 AGUIRRE