000 FZNT23 KNHC 290248 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 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 S ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND BECOME STATIONARY THU...BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI. LARGE NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SW OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS AND EXPOSED EASTERN CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH TUE...THEN QUICKLY SUBSIDE WED THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-290930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT NW HALF...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF 84W AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 84W. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-290930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT UP TO 11 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ086-290930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE...EXCEPT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EARLY TUE THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE WITH NE SWELL. N OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN NE SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-290930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL. FROM 14N TO 17N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS BUILDING 13 TO 15 FT IN LARGE NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 12 TO 14 FT TUE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS NW PORTIONS NEAR NEW FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING NW PORTIONS TO 8 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-290930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E-SE AND EXIT SE OF THE AREA TUE...WHILE HIGH PRES MOVING E ACROSS THE SE U.S. PUSHES A SECOND WEAK AND BENIGN REINFORCING FRONT SE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH TUE NIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS IN WAKE OF FRONT TUE WILL QUICKLY VEER SOUTHERLY OVER THE NW WATERS BY LATE WED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT...THAT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS THU NIGHT AND REACH THE SE WATERS AROUND SUNRISE SAT. $$ AMZ080-290930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT LATE IN MERGING NE AND NW SWELLS...HIGHEST NW PORTIONS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 23N ALONG FRONT. .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 AND WED NIGHT...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 FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 24N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF 24N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN BROAD MIX OF SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING