000 FZNT23 KNHC 152133 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE N OF AREA AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA THROUGH WED NIGHT. RIDGE WEAKEN THU THROUGH SAT AS LOW PRES MOVES N OF AREA. COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NICARAGUA LATE SAT. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SE SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 20N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 20N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 20N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 30 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 KT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 8 WED NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 30 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT E OF 68W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. BETWEEN 66W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. .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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WEAKENS AND GIVES WAY AS COLD FRONT MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT AND REACH FROM 31N67W TO 28N81W WED THEN BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 25N/26N THU. LOW PRES CENTER DEVELOP OVER N FLORIDA FRI AND MOVE NE TO 30N75W SAT WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO CENTRAL CUBA. FRONTAL TROUGH EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA SUN. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N SAT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NE LATE WED THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 11 FT E OF 70W THU NIGHT. N OF 22N S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 15 KT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 13 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL BUILD TO 12 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG LOW PRES AND FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E OF 73W W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES