000 FZNT23 KNHC 190333 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER CENTRAL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES N OF AREA IS FORCED E BY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF FLORIDA AND INTO NW CARIBBEAN ACCOMPANIED BY FRESH NW FLOW. FRONT EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SAT MORNING AND FROM HAITI TO COSTA RICA EARLY SUN. FRONT STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM MONA PASSAGE TO 15N80W EARLY MON. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF 78W N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 16N AND E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 16N. SEAS 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N65W TO NORTHERN BAHAMAS. DEEPENING LOW PRES CENTER AT 31N83W OVER GULF OF MOVE NE OFFSHORE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND SAT. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SAT FROM BERMUDA TO WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN AND FROM 24N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF CAROLINA COAST MON AND REACH FROM 31N73W TO 30N81W LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOME NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 18 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS 20 KT 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 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES