000 FZNT23 KNHC 281530 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 CORRECTION SW N ATLC FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT 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. AMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF AREA TONIGHT INCREASING THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE THEN SPREADING E OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TUE NIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ALONG 19N WED. LARGE N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD S OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND EXPOSED EASTERN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES SUBSIDING FROM THE N AFTER WED. $$ AMZ082-282130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-282130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 6 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. $$ .AMZ086-282130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN NE SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-282130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 14N E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E AGAIN AS A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA SUNRISE TUE...AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER THE NW WATERS WED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT REACHING THE SE WATERS AROUND SUNRISE SAT. $$ AMZ080-282130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND SW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF 68W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON