000 FZNT23 KNHC 182202 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...CORRECTION ON SW N ATLC GALE WARNING... 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER THE CENTRAL WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN ACCOMPANIED BY FRESH NW FLOW. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT MORNING... AND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR CABO GRACIAS A DIOS NICARAGUA BY EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE COSTA RICA MON. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF NICARAGUA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 16N...AND E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 16N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. DEEPENING LOW PRES CENTER OVER GULF OF MEXICO MOVE NE JUST OFFSHORE THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT INTO SAT. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN AND FROM 24N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF CAROLINA COAST MON AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO 30N81W BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOME NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 18 FT. FROM 22N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 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. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN / BARNES