000 FZNT23 KNHC 300852 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED DEC 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA COMBINED WITH LOW PRES OVER S AMERICA WILL RESULT IN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE BASIN TODAY THROUGH THU...THEN WILL WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...DISSIPATING BY EARLY FRI. NORTHERLY SWELLS PROPAGATING THROUGH EXPOSED E CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WILL SUBSIDE TODAY...THEN WILL INCREASE AGAIN THU THROUGH FRI AS A NEW SET OF SWELLS ARRIVE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO HONDURAS EARLY SAT... AND THEN FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA BY SAT NIGHT...WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT AND SAT AND 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL LATE TONIGHT. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 10N N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W AND N SWELL E OF 68W...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES SAT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED E OF THE AREA WITH HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED TODAY... STRENGTHENING TONIGHT IN THE NW WATERS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY THU. AN AREA OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS FLORIDA AND INTO THE NW WATERS LATE THU NIGHT...AND WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT...THEN WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 75W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 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 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL HIGHEST NE PORTION... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT LATE TONIGHT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 75W AND SE TO S W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PORTION. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY