000 FZNT23 KNHC 060908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 06 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT JUST N OF WESTERN CUBA WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN FROM HISPANIOLA TO PANAMA BY TUE EVENING...AND FROM EASTERN HISPANIOLA TO GULF OF PANAMA THU WHERE IT STALLS THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN BEHIND THE FRONT RESULTING IN INCREASING NE WINDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF AND MUCH OF THE SW PORTION OF THE CARIBBEAN THU AND FRI. LARGE LONG PERIOD ATLC N AND NE SWELLS WILL SURGE THROUGH MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI WITH SOME SWELLS AFFECTING THE NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 06 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF 83W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 19N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 06 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF 77W ...AND BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 77W. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 06 2010 .TODAY AND TUE...W OF LINE 18N66W TO 12N72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF SAME LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 16N. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU....W OF LINE 18N68W TO 12N72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF SAME LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI....NW OF LINE FROM 18N72W TO 15N75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF SAME LINE TO 15N AND W OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 06 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 16N. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 58W BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST N AND E PARTS. .THU AND FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO S FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA TUE MORNING...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA DURING TUE...AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER FAR SE WATERS WED THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE OVER THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 06 2010 .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 76W NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 76W 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23N TO 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 23N E OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 78W...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 IN NW SWELL E OF 74W...6 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 74W AND 78W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N WINDS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 69N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 69W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. .FRI...S OF 27N E OF 75W TO LINE FROM 26N65W TO 20N70W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF LINE NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 66W BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL N OF BAHAMAS E OF 78W...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE