000 FZNT23 KNHC 250322 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST THU DEC 24 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. AMZ089-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WITH WEAK SUBTROPICAL HIGH N OF THE AREA THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS LOOSENED WITH DIMINISHED TRADES. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS OVERNIGHT...AND WILL STALL NEAR 19N SAT THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT INTO THE FAR W CARIBBEAN ON FRI...AND WILL REACH FROM W CUBA TO W HONDURAS BY SAT MORNING BEFORE STALLING AND SHIFTING N THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SE US EARLY NEXT WEEK...WHICH WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS TO THE W HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN BY TUE. $$ AMZ082-250930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WIND 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...3 TO 6 FT W OF 84W. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W E TO SE WIND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-250930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 78W N TO NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 78W N TO NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY THE COLOMBIAN COAST LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST LATE. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...20 TO 25 KT NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COLOMBIAN COAST. $$ AMZ086-250930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...15 TO 20 KT S OF 13S. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHER ACROSS MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS N OF 16N E OF 70W. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. S OF 15N NE TO E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COLOMBIAN COAST SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL ACROSS MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN ANEGADA PASSAGE. $$ AMZ087-250930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 16N TO 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1011 MB CENTERED NEAR 22N70W. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 23N65W TO 31N78W. THE LOW WILL BE ABSORBED INTO THIS COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT SHIFTS S. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 21N65W TO 24N73W FRI NIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH A POSITION FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY SAT EVENING AND WILL STALL. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE COAST ON SUN NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM 31N58W ACROSS THE SE BAHAMAS BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-250930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 68W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AL