000 FZNT23 KNHC 091516 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS SW FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 10N77W. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W TO AROUND 75W. A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL DISSIPATE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS EARLY FRI. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE N COAST OF HONDURAS LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY...AND 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT EXCEPT TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. E OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...W OF 80W N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW 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. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E O 65W E 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF HISPANIOLA AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND NE PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...FAR NW PORTION NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .MON...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ON NE SWELL. E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 SE WINDS 15 KT. 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. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 27N69W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT FRI...THEN MOVES E OF AREA SAT. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION LATE SUN EVENING AND RACE EASTWARD REACHING THE FAR EASTERN PORTION BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 09 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 78W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT E OF 72W 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. 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. .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. 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. N OF 26N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. 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 E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W...AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF 75W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL