000 FZNT23 KNHC 301512 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ082-302130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-302130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 12N E OF 80W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT...S OF 11N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-302130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 70W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT EXPOSED NE PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-302130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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 15N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW N OF 19N W OF 60W SAT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT SAT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE LATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE N CENTRAL ATLC AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY WED EVENING...AND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT SHIFTS SE FRI...REACHING FROM 27N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE FRI...AND FROM 23N65W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA BY LATE SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT PUSH OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT. $$ AMZ080-302130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE NOV 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 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 AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W 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. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 CHRISTENSEN