000 FZNT23 KNHC 072139 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE DEC 07 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD COLD FRONT HAS MOVED S INTO HONDURAS AND WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 10N 78W NE TO JUST S OF PUERTO RICO WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN AND ROTATE WESTWARD AND BECOME MORE N TO S ALIGNED...REACHING TO ALONG 77W ON SAT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS WILL MEANDER THROUGH FRI MORNING BEFORE MERGING WITH A NEW AND REINFORCING FRONT FRI...AND MOVE SE TROUGH SAT...GRADUALLY DISSIPATING SUN FROM 22N62W TO THE MONA PASSAGE. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N W OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT BY WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY FRI DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT WITH AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WITH AND BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT TO 13 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED....N OF 10N AND W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 10N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N AND W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 10N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 11N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT LATE WITH AND BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AMD ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 67W. .FRI AND SAT...FAR NW PORTION INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 68W LATE. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 58W E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 62W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 11N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 61W BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN... $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL DRIFT SE THIS EVENING AND THEN MEANDER THROUGH FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL THEN GRADUALLY BEGIN TO MOVE E ON FRI AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND MERGES WITH THIS OLD FRONT FRI AFTERNOON...WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMING ALONG IT. A TROUGH IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP N OF 29N ALONG 80W THU INTO FRI BEFORE LIFTING N OF THE AREA LATE FRI INTO EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 73W AND 77W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 74W TO FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 77W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT TO 22N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 77W WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AND FAR SE PORTION VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT...AND BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT N OF 28N LATE. W OF FRONT W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING