000 FZNT23 KNHC 221507 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONT EXTENDS SW HAITI TO 16N78W TO 11N80W. THE FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS TODAY...STALL ALONG 20N TONIGHT...THEN LIFT N THROUGH WED. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA IN ABOUT 24 HOURS. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE ACROSS E CUBA INTO THE SE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS OR SO. THE FRONT WILL RE-ENTER THE WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARDS LATE FRI...AND EXTEND FROM 22N55W TO 17N63W BY FRI NIGHT...AND ALONG 19N SAT. MODERATE TRADES WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHER ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE. .THU...E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20KT W OF 60W WED NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .THU...N OF 18 S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .FRI...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 13N AND 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N65W TO 19N69W WILL DRIFT N AS WARM FRONT WED AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW CARIBBEAN. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE N OF FRONT LATE TODAY THROUGH THU. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SE FRI IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SE U.S. AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE WATERS N OF THE BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT REACHING A POSITION FROM 31N75W TO 22N78W SAT. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS S OF 24N W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 78W. FROM 22N TO 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN N SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 22N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 68W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR/CHRISTENSEN