000 FZNT23 KNHC 311522 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU DEC 31 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER MAINLY THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT. THE TRADES DIMINISH FRI AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE SW HAITI TO EASTERN HONDURAS BY LATE SAT. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO THE WATERS NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE ALONG 17N BY TONIGHT. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE WATERS E OF ISLANDS AND INTO THE EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...DECAYING SAT AND SUN...WITH A NEW SET OF LARGE SWELLS ARRIVING BY MON. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N E OF 82W 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 82W 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 7 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES FRI. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. .MON...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW NE OF THE BAHAMAS WILL PERSIST TODAY E OF TROUGH ALONG THE N FLORIDA COAST. THE TROUGH WILL LIFT OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N72W TO EASTERN CUBA BY FRI EVENING...THEN FROM 27N65W TO 20N68W BY SAT EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. A REINFORCING COLD AIR PUSHES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST AND ACROSS THE WATERS ON MON. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N FRI AND FRI NIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF TROUGH N OF 29N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. 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 BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N W 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 20 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS AND 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 W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 77W W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/CHRISTENSEN