000 FZNT23 KNHC 170332 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ082-170930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-170930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-170930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-170930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT N OF 18N AND 6 FT S OF 18N LATE. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 60W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 20N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N65W TO 27N80W MOVE S AND EXTEND E TO W ALONG 27N THU MORNING THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 23N65W TO 26N80W BY THU NIGHT. LOW PRES CENTER MOVE NE OFF N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI SAT. TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA EARLY SUN AND FROM 22N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MON. $$ AMZ080-170930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT... .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 15 KT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU. SEAS 6 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N AND 7 FT S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOME NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 14 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES