000 FZNT23 KNHC 131500 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 AS A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE THU. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA BEGINNING TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 82W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N E OF 77W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL ...BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT MON. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL..BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 79W. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE WED. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL WED. 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 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 72W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY MON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL W OF 64W...AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 64W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PORTION. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .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...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 18N. .THU...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 16N...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N PORTION. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 24N65W NW TO WEST PALM BEACH BAHAMAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING. ATLC RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD W ALONG 27N...THEN SHIFT TO THE FAR NE WATERS BY EARLY WED AS A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S COAST INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED...AND REACHES FROM NEAR 24N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN 74W AND 78W...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 78W. N OF FRONT E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 25N TO 28N. S OF FRONT E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT EARLY THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. .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...N OF FRONT TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR S PORTION NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE