000 FZNT23 KNHC 050302 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 04 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SATURDAY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SUNDAY. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT N OF FRONT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N EXCEPT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT S OF 18N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 16N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND BEGIN TO MOVE EAST. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 21N78W EARLY SUNDAY. FRONT WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY AND REACH 28N65W TO 25N70W SUNDAY EVENING AND BECOME DIFFUSE. HIGH PRES NORTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY WILL WEAKEN MONDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TUESDAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE NORTHWEST PART. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT INCREASING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT E OF 75W AND SE 15 KT W OF 75W LATE TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITH NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT N OF 29N. S OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF 73W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 73W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL