000 FZNT23 KNHC 132109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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 AND SUBSIDE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA BEGINNING TUE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 86W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 18N BETWEEN 82W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 19N... AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING 25 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT MON AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. 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 78W. .TUE THROUGH 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...FROM 12N TO 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT MON. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL W OF 64W...AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 64W. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW PORTION. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...S OF 16N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. E OF 72W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE CENTERED BY HIGH PRES NEAR 32N65W WILL SHIFT E AS A FLAT BOUNDED COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST ALONG 31N TONIGHT...PUSHING S TO ALONG 29N BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES BY MON EVENING. HIGH PRES THEN REBUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A NEW COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S COAST INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED...AND REACHES FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE THU AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE AREA THROUGH FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR NW PORTION BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 76W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. N OF 28N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 78W AND E OF THE BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 22N...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W...AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL W OF 72W. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/AGUIRRE