000 FZNT23 KNHC 211511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON DEC 21 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONT FROM WESTERN HISPANIOLA TO E COAST OF JAMAICA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR THE COSTA RICA-PANAMA BORDER WILL SINK SLOWLY SE INTO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA BY THIS EVENING...WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY ELSEWHERE...THEN DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SW OF JAMAICA TUE THROUGH WED...INDUCING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS N AND NW OF THE FRONT. MODERATE TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF CUBA. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 18N74W TO 20N80W TO 15N83W. WITHIN 120 NM NW OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT W OF 84W FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 12N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 12N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E OF 71W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT S OF 14N. .WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 16N S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO N COAST OF HISPANIOLA ALONG 70W THEN SW TO E COAST OF JAMAICA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SE AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG 21N E OF 70W TUE...THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT WED AS WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE N OF THE FRONT LATE TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON DEC 21 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N TO NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS FROM 22N TO 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF S OF 23.5N BY THE AFTERNOON AND S OF 25N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. FROM 23N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS...HIGHER ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN MIXED SWELL AND 2 TO 4 W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 70 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING