000 FZNT23 KNHC 280310 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 27 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW PRES OFF W TIP OF CUBA WITH WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING S-SW TO BELIZE WILL DRIFT E OVERNIGHT AND DISSIPATE MON. WEAK PRES GRADIENT TO REMAIN OVER MOST OF BASIN THROUGH MON WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES...EXCEPT ALONG COASTS OF SOUTH AMERICA. PRES GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN TUE THROUGH THU AS ATLC HIGH PRES MOVES S TO ALONG 30N CAUSING TRADES TO INCREASE. AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRUNG OUT W TO E ALONG ABOUT 19N ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL SINK SLIGHTLY S THROUGH TUE MORNING THEN DISSIPATE. LARGE NE SWELL WILL BUILD UP TO 15 FEET IN TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH TUE MORNING AND SEEP THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES AND INTO EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH S OF 21N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT. W OF 85W N OF 21N NE TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 80W WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL OVERNIGHT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE WED. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 13N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 13N E OF 79W NE TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT WED...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N TO NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ .AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES MON THROUGH TUE 8 TO 12 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND SEAS TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT MON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 11 TO 16 FT BY LATE MON. S OF FRONT TO 15N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT MON. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 12 FT MON. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 12 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 10 KT N OF 17N LATE. SEAS 15 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...REMNANTS OF OLD FRONTAL TROUGH EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 25N75W AND MARKS THE W EDGE OF FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW. A NEW SURGE OF COOL AIR WILL MOVE E OFF THE E COAST OF U.S. TONIGHT AND MON AND MERGE WITH THIS OLD BOUNDARY TUE...AND EXTEND FROM 31N60W TO 21N74W LATE TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE BEHIND MERGED FRONTS. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NE OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST THU AND ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF SW N ATLC ON FRI WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT REACHING 31N76W TO 27B81W FRI MORNING. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 27 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SW OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 3 FT. EXCEPT E OF 75W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E AND NE SWELL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH N OF 25N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL MON NIGHT. E OF TROUGH N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF MERGED FRONTS E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 14 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF MERGED FRONTS E OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF MERGED FRONTS SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE TO S 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING