000 FZNT23 KNHC 090931 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE S MONA PASSAGE TO LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN PANAMA. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W AND BECOMES ORIENTED N TO S ALONG 77W BY FRI...SHIFTS TO 80W SAT AND ALONG 81W SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP E ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND THU AND MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THU NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE FRI. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF HONDURAS LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 84W BY THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE EXCEPT TO 10 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY THEN 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT EXCEPT TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .TODAY...N OF 10N W OF TROUGH TO 82W N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 10N E OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT AND TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BY SAT. E OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT BY FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. .SUN...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .MON...W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 65W E 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF HISPANIOLA AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND NE PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FAR NW PORTION NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .MON...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ON NE SWELL. E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 9N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 09N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PORTION AND S OF 12N. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BECOMING SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION SE TO S. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 24N65W TO THE N COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SE ACROSS THE AREA AND MERGE WITH THE NORTHERN PORTION ON FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ON FRI...THEN MOVE E OF AREA LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION LATE SUN EVENING AND RACE EASTWARD REACHING THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON... .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 72W 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N E OF 73W. .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 LATE SAT. 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 TO 12 TO 18 FT LATE SUN. 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 TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 AGUIRRE