000 FZNT23 KNHC 142126 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON DEC 14 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION DUE TO A HIGH PRES RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA AND A BROAD LOW OVER NORTHWEST COLOMBIA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS A BROAD LOW DEVELOPS NORTH OF CUBA THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRIDAY...AND PUSH SOUTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHWEST CARIBBEAN ON SAT. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 20N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF 83W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W... .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED AND WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E 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 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N W OF 82W LATE. 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 5 FT LATE. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT E OF 68W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. BETWEEN 66W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 72W E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 68W AND 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL ...HIGHEST SEAS N OF 17N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 20N WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN WILL WEAKEN WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S OF 31N. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN ON THU. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THU NIGHT... AND WILL CROSS INTO THE WATERS ON FRI. THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE GULF STREAM FRI NIGHT...AND WILL REACH TO NEAR 31N66W BY EARLY SAT. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NORTH OF 31N ON SAT...WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N59W TO 22N77W BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 14 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N FRI THROUGH SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N VARIABLE MOSTLY SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF BAHAMAS SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. W OF BAHAMAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. N OF 28N EAST OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. W OF FRONT NORTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF FRONT N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE E OF BAHAMAS...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING SW TO W 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. .SAT...N OF 26N E OF 71W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING S TO NW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING SW 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY