000 FZNT23 KNHC 010901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED DEC 01 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF AREA AND BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES OVER THE SW CARIBBEAN IS PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WHICH WILL SHIFT W INTO THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN TODAY. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE SE INTO THE FAR NW PART OF THE BASIN LATE WED BEFORE STALLING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH FRI. LARGE NE SWELLS WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES...RAISING SEAS TO AROUND 10 FT THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY SHIFTING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON THEN 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL IN N SWELL THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. FROM 16N TO 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THU DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY FRI MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 80W. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TODAY...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W THU NIGHT...AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W.. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 11N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 69W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT ATLC PASSAGES SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SUN...E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR EXPOSED NE PASSAGES THU. W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO 24N82W THIS EVENING AND FROM 31N66W TO 23N80W THU EVENING...FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI EVENING...THEN STALL AND BECOMING DIFFUSE N OF PUERTO RICO LATE SAT INTO SUN. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 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 AND SUN...W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 3 FT SUN. S OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING