000 FZNT23 KNHC 270301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 26 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...OLD AND WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DRIFT W TO NW TONIGHT THROUGH SUN AND MOVE ACROSS THE S PORTION OF YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN. A STATIONARY FRONT IN TROPICAL N ATLC EXTENDING FROM 19N55W TO S HALF OF BAHAMAS WILL SINK VERY SLIGHTLY S ACROSS THE ATLC AND BEGIN TO DISSIPATE MON. WEAK PRES GRADIENT TO REMAIN OVER MOST OF BASIN THROUGH WED WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES. LARGE NE SWELL UP TO 14 FEET IN TROPICAL N ATLC WILL SEEP THROUGH CARIBBEAN PASSAGES AND INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN MON AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WED. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N AND W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE MON WITH ISOLATED AREAS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH ISOLATED AREAS TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E WINDS WED. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ .AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST S OF 13N. EXCEPT SEAS 7 TO 8 FT THROUGH CARIBBEAN PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT THROUGH CARIBBEAN PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND BUILDING 10 TO 12 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES LATE. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES UNTIL LATE. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF STATIONARY FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF STATIONARY FROM TO 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT EARLY MON. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 12 TO 16 FT MON. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 10 TO TO 14 FT IN N SWELL LATE MON. .TUE...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .THU...N OF NEW FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO NW BAHAMAS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WHILE MOVING SLOWLY SE ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON MORNING...THEN PUSH E FROM NEAR 30N65W TO 24N74W MON NIGHT AND E OF AREA LATE TUE AS A REINFORCING UPPER TROUGH MOVES E ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND FRONT THROUGH WED. AN OLD FRONTAL TROUGH STRETCHES FROM N OF PUERTO RICO ALONG 20N TO THE SE BAHAMAS TONIGHT AND WILL MEANDER AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SW AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH BAHAMIAN PASSAGES... EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE LATE. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 24N W OF 74W S WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING