000 FZNT23 KNHC 280907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM 23N80W TO 20.5N85W WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK PRES GRADIENT REMAINS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES...EXCEPT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WHERE MODERATE TO STRONG TRADES PERSIST. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY WITH THE PRES GRADIENT TIGHTENING TONIGHT. A TIGHT GRADIENT REMAINS IN PLACE TUE THROUGH THU...WEAKENING SLIGHTLY BY FRI. AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM 18N55W TO 19N62W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. LARGE N TO NE SWELL WILL BUILD TO UP TO 16 FEET IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE TODAY THROUGH TUE MORNING ...AND WILL SEEP THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES AND INTO THE E CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT... EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN N SWELL IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT AND WED...EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT AND WED. .THU AND FRI...N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ .AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT... EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA BUILDING TO 9 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL LATE...EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W...EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE AND E SWELL..EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 9 TO 10 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 13 TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF FRONT TO 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 17N TUE...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 17N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. .WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N LATE. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 31N69W TO 25N76W... WITH A SECOND FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N73W TO 28N76W. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE WESTERN FRONT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH THE FRONTS MERGING ON TUE NEAR 30N65W TO 21N71W...THEN SHIFTING E OF 65W BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED. A TROUGH DEVELOPS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST OVER THE GULF STREAM WED NIGHT...LIFTING NE OF THE 31N ON THU. A COLD FRONT MOVES E OFF FLORIDA THU NIGHT AND FRI...REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 23N78W BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 70W AND SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 26N TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF 76W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. E OF FRONT N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY