000 FZNT23 KNHC 300915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 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 TUE NOV 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW ATLC WILL MAINTAIN A STRONG PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING LATE TONIGHT AND WED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED BEFORE STALLING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. LARGE NE SWELLS WILL ARRIVE AT NE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT ATLC WED AND BLEED THROUGH THE PASSAGES THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THU. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES WILL LINGER OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEK. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL THROUGH THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NW WATERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 82W VARIABLE MAINLY NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST W PORTIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF 15N IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 11N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT SAT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY AS AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NEAR 28N80W TO 22.5N65W MOVES SW ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND E WATERS AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 30N70W THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA THU EVENING...FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI EVENING...AND OVER FAR SE WATERS SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG DISSIPATING FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...WITHIN 180 NM W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 75W. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 75W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM NE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER