000 FZNT23 KNHC 040929 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO 15N83W TONIGHT INTO SUN AS HIGH PRES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO BUILDS SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA. NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE AND WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD ATLC NORTHERLY SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE S THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES LATE MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 82W EARLY WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S PORTION LATE TUE AND DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 78W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 78W .MON AND TUE...N WINDS 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 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 72W NE 15 TO 20 KT...AND NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT S OF 15N W OF 65W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT TO 7 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF LINE FROM 18N68W TO 12N72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF SAME LINE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT NE PASSAGES BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE MON. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .TODAY...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO1 5 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .TONIGHT TROUGH MON...WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN N SWELL OVER FAR NE PORTION. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 58W BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N AND E PORTIONS. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRES WILL MOVE OFF THE THE N CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY SUN THROUGH MON DRAGGING A COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO S FLORIDA BY SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY MON MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 25N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA BY LATE TUE...THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE OVER FAR SE WATERS WED. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 78W... .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 73W NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF 72W...AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 78W INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT AND TO 13 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 29N E OF 71W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT TO 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 28N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 71W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS N 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N W OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 76W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE