000 FZNT23 KNHC 060349 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 05 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER GULF OF MEXICO EXTENDS SE INTO CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFT E AS COLD FRONT ENTER NW CARIBBEAN MON. FRONT WEAKEN FROM WRN HISPANIOLA TO PANAMA LATE TUE AND FROM EASTERN HISPANIOLA TO COLOMBIA THU. LARGE LONG PERIOD ATLC N SWELLS EXPECTED TO PROPAGATE S THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC MON THROUGH THU SWELLS AFFECTING ERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH PASSAGES. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 05 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 78W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT W OF 83W WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT W OF 83W. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 05 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 11N E OF 78W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT W OF 82W LATE TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 05 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 66W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .WED THROUGH FRI....W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 05 2010 .TONIGHT TROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SE N OF 19N WED. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N AND E PARTS. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES MOVE N CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT DRAGGING COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...FROM 28N65W TO E CUBA MON...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 27N65W TO HISPANIOLA MON NIGHT AND TUE. FRONT SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER FAR SE WATERS WED AND THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER AREA. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 05 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 26N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. S OF 26N W OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF 68W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT W OF 74W AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES