000 FZNT23 KNHC 082132 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED DEC 08 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. AMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ALONG THE PANAMA COAST WILL SHIFT SLOWLY W AND BECOME ORIENTED N TO S ALONG 75W THU...77W FRI...77W SAT AND ALONG 78W SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE REGION FRI REACHING FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA SAT AND FROM 22N62W TO PANAMA SUN. $$ AMZ082-082130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 08 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY AND 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-082130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 08 2010 .TONIGHT....W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF TROUGH E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF LINE 14N75W TO 10N80W. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SUN AND MON...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ086-082130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED DEC 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AMD ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FAR NW PORTION INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL IN EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-082130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE OVER THE FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL MEANDER TONIGHT AND THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT W THU...AND BECOME REJUVENATED THU NIGHT INTO FRI AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPING SE ACROSS THE REGION MERGES WITH THIS OLD FRONT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE MERGED FRONTS FRI INTO SAT AS IT MOVES SLOWLY E AND FINALLY DISSIPATES ACROSS FAR SE PORTIONS SAT NIGHT. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTIONS SUN EVENING AND RACE EASTWARD...EXITING THE AREA EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ AMZ080-082130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 08 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 KT W OF 78W. E OF 74W SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 77W SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT SUN NIGHT. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED W AND SW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING