000 FZNT23 KNHC 230910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED DEC 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW HAITI THROUGH JAMAICA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 10N80W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TODAY 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 SW OF JAMAICA ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TODAY AND SHIFT NE TOWARD EASTERN CUBA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE IN ABOUT 24 HOUR...THEN WILL AFFECT THE SE BAHAMAS IN ABOUT 36 HOURS. A TRAILING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS FRI NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM ROUGHLY 21N55W TO GUADELOUPE BY EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-231530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 16N W OF 72W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT N OF 16N W OF 72W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS. .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHER ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHER ACROSS THE MONA PASSAGE. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N E OF 70W AND NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL ACROSS THE ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL ACROSS THE ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 60W TONIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT N OF PUERTO RICO WILL DRIFT N AS WARM FRONT TODAY AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW CARIBBEAN. THE LOW WILL SHIFT NE...REACHING THE SE BAHAMAS AS A 1007 MB LOW BY THU MORNING...THEN SHIFT E OF THE AREA FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT FROM THE CAROLINA COAST TO THE CENTRAL ATLC FRI INTO SAT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 31N76W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W EXCEPT 2 TO 3 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 GR