000 FZNT23 KNHC 282129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRES BUILDING SE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLIDE E ACROSS THE SE U.S. AND INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH THU...CAUSING INCREASING THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...THEN FRESHENING NE FLOW SPREADING E OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN WED AND THU...WHILE WINDS DIMINISH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE FROM THE SW N ATLC INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TUE NIGHT AND THEN SINK SLOWLY ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND BECOME STATIONARY THU BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. LARGE NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD S OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND EXPOSED EASTERN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TUE...THEN SUBSIDE AFTER WED. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .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. .SAT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ .AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN NE SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 15 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL TONIGHT GRADUALLY 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 BUILDING 12 TO 14 FT TUE NIGHT. .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 THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING W OF 60W SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E-SE AND EXIT SE OF THE AREA TUE...WHILE HIGH PRES MOVING E ACROSS THE SE U.S. PUSHES A SECOND WEAK AND REINFORCING FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT TUE WILL QUICKLY VEER SOUTHERLY OVER THE NW WATERS BY LATE WED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...THAT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT AND REACH THE SE WATERS AROUND SUNRISE SAT. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .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 THROUGH SAT...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 STRIPLING