000 FZNT23 KNHC 221944 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...ACROSS HISPANIOLA THEN STATIONARY TO 12N80W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT OVER THE CARIBBEAN...AND STALL ALONG 19N NE OF THE LEEWARDS BEFORE MOVING N AS A WARM FRONT WED. AN AREA OF LOW PRES IS STARTING TO FORM ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SW OF JAMAICA. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE ACROSS E CUBA INTO THE SE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. A TRAILING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FRI NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM ROUGHLY 19N55W TO GUADELOUPE BY EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ082-230330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-230330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-230330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ACROSS THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR ANEGADA PASSAGE. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-230330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. BETWEEN 13N AND 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT N OF PUERTO RICO WILL DRIFT N AS WARM FRONT WED AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW CARIBBEAN. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE...REACHING 24N68W AS A 1009 MB LOW BY EARLY THU...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE CAROLINA COAST TO THE CENTRAL ATLC FRI INTO SAT...AHEAD A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ AMZ080-230330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W 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. 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 10 TO 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 E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 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. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 70W AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN