000 FZNT23 KNHC 020330 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM E CUBA TO W HONDURAS STALL FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS FRI. HIGH PRES OVER E GULF OF MEXICO PUSH FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER CARIBBEAN. WIND DIMINISH THU AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY SECOND COLD FRONT. BROAD LOW PRES REMAIN OVER SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH SUN ENHANCE TRADES OVER WESTERN CARIBBEAN. LARGE NE SWELLS MOVE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS NE OF LEEWARDS THROUGH PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN N SWELL IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 19N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. S OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 14N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU THROUGH MON...S OF 12N FROM 80W TO 82W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 12N E OF 82W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT BY THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILD TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN ATLC PASSAGES. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR EXPOSED NE PASSAGES THU. W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W REACH FROM 31N66W TO 20N73W LATE THU...FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA THU NIGHT... FROM 26N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE FRI...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE N OF PUERTO RICO LATE SAT AND SUN. REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN AND MON AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA LATE MON WITH STRONG WINDS BEHIND BOUNDARY. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 01 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N LATE SUN... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 35 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES