000 FZNT23 KNHC 162126 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED DEC 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES THROUGH THU NIGHT. DEEPENING LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE SE ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO FRI AND INTO NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...STALLING FROM E CUBA TO SW CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 6 TO 9. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FT. .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 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N LATE. 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 LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...N OF 20N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO 27N80W MOVE S AND EXTEND E TO W ALONG 27N THU MORNING THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 23N65W TO 26N80W BY THU NIGHT. LOW PRES CENTER MOVE NE OFF N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI SAT. TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA EARLY SUN AND FROM 22N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MON. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN... .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS TO 8 FT BUILD TO 11 FT E OF 70W THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 25N...AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN