000 FZNT23 KNHC 291525 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 29 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THU WEAKENING ON FRI AND SAT. A FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE N TROPICAL ATLC WATERS THROUGH THU. NORTHERLY SWELLS PROPAGATING THROUGH EXPOSED E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL SUBSIDE WED THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THU REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS EARLY SAT AND FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 20N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 67W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXPOSED PASSAGES. N OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .THU...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN EXPOSED NE ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES N OF 15N. .SAT...S OF 13N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES N OF 12N. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 17N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE SE OF AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES IN WAKE OF FRONT WILL WEAKEN WED SETTING UP SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST THU NIGHT. THE SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 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...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON