000 FZNT23 KNHC 180331 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF AREA MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES TONIGHT. DEEPENING LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE SE ACROSS GULF OF MEXICO FRI. COLD FRONT MOVE SE INTO NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND STALL FROM E CUBA TO SW CARIBBEAN SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 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. .TUE...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO 27N80W BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS NW BAHAMAS WHILE E PORTIONS DRIFT S TO 23N65W TONIGHT. DEEPENING LOW PRES CENTER OVER GULF OF MEXICO MOVE NE OFF GEORGIA COAST LATE FRI TO EARLY SAT. TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN AND FROM 24N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF CAROLINA COAST MON AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO 30N81W BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL N OF 27N AND 8 FT S OF 27N. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOME NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS TO 18 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES