000 FZNT23 KNHC 150917 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE DEC 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA AND BROAD LOW PRES OVER N COLOMBIA. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND LOW PRES DEVELOPS ACROSS THE N GULF ALONG THE FRONT. THE LOW WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE N HALF OF THE GULF THU AND FRI...PUSHING THE COLD FRONT SE OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE FRI...AND THEN THROUGH THE FAR W CARIBBEAN ON SAT. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL..EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W THIS MORNING... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 11 TO 15 KT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA IN THE MORNING...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N W OF 72W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT E OF 68W WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. BETWEEN 66W AND 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI NIGHT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 27N WILL HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND WED AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S OF 31N. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CAROLINAS BUILDS S OVER FLORIDA AND THE SW N ATLC WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. AN AREA OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE E GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA ON FRI...THEN NE ACROSS THE SW N ATLC LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N THU NIGHT...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT SE OF LOW AND FRONT AND N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT NW OF LOW AND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL... BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT S OF LOW AND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG LOW AND FRONT. .SAT...W OF LOW AND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SE OF LOW AND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG LOW AND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING