000 FZNT23 KNHC 171943 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU DEC 17 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. AMZ089-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES THROUGH TONIGHT. DEEPENING LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND STALL FROM E CUBA TO SW CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-180330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-180330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT SUN AND MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-180330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-180330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-180330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO 27N80W WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS THE NW BAHAMAS WHILE E PORTIONS WILL DRIFT S TO 23N65W TONIGHT. DEEPENING LOW PRES CENTER OVER GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NE OFF GEORGIA COAST LATE FRI TO EARLY SAT. TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN...AND FROM 24N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO 30N81W BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-180330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 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 NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 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. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN