000 FZNT23 KNHC 080303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NEAR 10N78W NE TO NEAR 17N68W WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN WHILE ROTATING WESTWARD AND BECOME MORE N TO S ALIGNED...REACHING ALONG 76W FRI AND ALONG 78W SAT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL MEANDER THROUGH FRI MORNING BEFORE MERGING WITH A NEW AND REINFORCING FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE REGION FRI...THEN MOVE SE TO THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA SAT...THEN GRADUALLY BECOME ALIGNED W TO E ALONG 20N SUN. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N W OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT BY WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY FRI DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT WITH AND AHEAD OF COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT WITH AND BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT TO 13 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 70W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AMD ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 67W. .FRI AND SAT...FAR NW PORTION INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 68W LATE. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .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... $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL DRIFT SE OVERNIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN AND MEANDER THROUGH LATE THU. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH N PORTIONS OF THE AREA THU AND MERGES WITH THIS OLD FRONT FRI AFTERNOON...WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES FORMING ALONG THE BOUNDARY E OF 70W. THIS NEW MERGED FRONT WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY SE AND EXIT THE AREA TO THE SE SUN. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 07 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 68W WED...AND TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BY WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PORTION. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BY THU EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU THEN BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BY THU EVENING INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM NW OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT...SEAS 3 FT OR LESS LEE OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...W OF MERGED FRONTS TO 73W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. BECOMING NE TO E FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL...SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE 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