000 FZNT23 KNHC 041502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER THE WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE NE TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AREA AND BE REINFORCED BY A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND REACH FROM 22N62W TO MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA BY MID WEEK. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF JAMAICA. .MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 82W BY WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL WED. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART TONIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N E OF 78W. .MON AND TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N W OF 67W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .MON AND TUE...W OF LINE 18N66W TO 12N72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF SAME LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .WED....W OF LINE 18N68W TO 12N72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF SAME LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N AND N OF 20N NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT TROUGH MON...WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 19N ALONG FRONT TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL HIGHEST E OF 57W. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF VIRGIN ISLANDS. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST TONIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA SUN EVENING AND FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA MON EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO THE SE WATERS TUE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING WED. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 04 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PORTION. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 30N BETWEEN 78W AND 68W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 27N TO 23N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 27N TO 23N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 23N E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .WED...N OF 29N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 13 FT E OF 72W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER NELSON