000 FZNT23 KNHC 030914 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL DRIFT SE AND DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 15N84W BY SAT NIGHT AS GULF OF MEXICO HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REMAINDER OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. LARGE LONG PERIOD ATLC NORTHERLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE S THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES LATE MON THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PART BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 19N... EXCEPT FAR NW PART BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE MON. .TUE...N OF 17N W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS W TO NW 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 2010 .TODAY...FROM 10N TO 13N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 80W NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 80W N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N E OF 80W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 13N E OF 81W. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 81W. .SUN...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 81W BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT... EXCEPT W OF 82W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT W OF 82W BUILDING TO 7 FT TUE. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 2010 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT N OF 16N E OF 69W 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 13N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 16N W OF 69W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 69W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE PASSAGES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N WINDS BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT...AND E WINDS 10 KT BY LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 13N...AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 13N. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N67W TO 24N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO NW HAITI BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN DRAGGING A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA BY SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY MON MORNING...THEN WILL BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 25N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA BY LATE TUE. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE PRECEDED BY GALE FORCE WINDS. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 78W SUN... .TODAY...NW OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N E OF 70W BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF 73W NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 25N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW LATE...EXCEPT S OF 23N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N E OF 71W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT TO 22N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 25N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST N OF 29N. N OF 25N W OF 71W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 78W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 78W. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE