000 FZNT23 KNHC 260830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE BY LATER THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE THE REMNANTS OF A COLD FRONT IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC ALONG 20N WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN...THEN WILL DISSIPATE ON MON. OTHERWISE A WEAK PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE BASIN THROUGH WED...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE TRADES IN PLACE. LARGE NW SWELL OF UP TO 16 FEET WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT S OF 18N IN THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND 1 TO 2 FT IN THE LEE OF CUBA. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN THE LEE OF CUBA. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN THE LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUN THROUGH MON. .TUE AND WED...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON...EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND TO 8 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES BUILDING TO 11 FT IN N SWELL MON. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W EXCEPT TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 70W EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES UNTIL LATE. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT EARLY MON. SEAS 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILD TO TO 14 FT IN N SWELL LATE. .TUE...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. SEAS 15 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED OFF THE FLORIDA COAST AND EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO 23N81W. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO NEAR 31N72W TO 25N77W BY THIS EVENING...THEN TO NEAR 31N70W TO 23N77W BY SUN EVENING. A REINFORCING UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH THE FRONT E TO NEAR 30N65W TO 24N74W BY MON EVENING...AND THEN E OF THE AREA BY TUE EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT TUE THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND N SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N OF 28N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY