000 FZNT23 KNHC 130853 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN DEC 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 13 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 OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 20N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N E OF 78W... .TODAY THROUGH TUE...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT MON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 83W 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 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 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. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 72W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 11 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL W OF 64W...AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 64W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT FAR SW PORTION 10 TO 14 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 18N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT N PORTIONS IN MIXED N AND E SWELL LATE TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...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 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEARLY STATIONARY FROM 24N65W TO NW BAHAMAS EARLY THIS MORNING. W PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT SLOWLY N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD W ALONG 27N...THEN SHIFT TO THE FAR NE WATERS BY EARLY WED AS A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S COAST LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED...FOLLOWED BY STRONG HIGH PRES. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... GRADUALLY BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 71W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 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. .THU...WITHIN 140 NM N OF FRONT W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT W OF 70 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF FRONT E OF 70 W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING