000 FZNT23 KNHC 151502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 15 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA AND BROAD LOW OVER NORTHWEST COLOMBIA AND THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RIDGE WILL WEAKEN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD NORTH OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRIDAY NIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NICARAGUA LATE SATURDAY. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH SE SWELL ...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL..EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 20N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 KT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N W OF 72W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT E OF 68W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. BETWEEN 66W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 18N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 27N THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N67W TO 28N81W MIDDAY WEDNESDAY BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 25N/26N THURSDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER FLORIDA FRIDAY. LOW WILL MOVE OFF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE FRIDAY MOVE TO 30N75W MIDDAY SATURDAY WITH COLD FRONT SOUTH TO CENTRAL CUBA. BY LATE SATURDAY STRONG TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E WINDS 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE SOUTHERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL... BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG LOW AND FRONT. .SAT...W OF LOW AND FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF LOW AND FRONT N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. S OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG LOW AND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LL