000 FZNT23 KNHC 190856 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS EAST AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING ALREADY ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...STALLING MON FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND SHOULD APPROACH PUERTO RICO LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHER ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 21N. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...DEEPENING LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 34N77W. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM LOW CENTER TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND WESTERN CUBA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE TO A POSITION FROM 31N65W TO SE BAHAMAS SUN EVENING AND WILL ENTER THE AREA NEAR 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA MON EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD APPROACH PUERTO RICO LATE MON INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ..SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 72W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR