000 FZNT23 KNHC 092130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SW COAST OF HAITI TO A 1009 MB LOW NEAR 10N77W. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI WHILE THE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY W AND BECOME N TO S ALIGNED ALONG 77W FRI NIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE FROM E CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE FRI. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY MON AND REACH FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA TUE. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. .SUN...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT EARLY...AND 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN AFTERNOON AND 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT EXCEPT TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .MON AND TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E O 65W E 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF HISPANIOLA AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH AND NE PORTIONS. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...FAR NW PORTION NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ON NE SWELL. E OF 70W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .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 NIGHT...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 AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE E TIP OF CUBA WILL SLOWLY MOVE W THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT MOVING SE ACROSS THE AREA WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 25N70W FRI...THEN MOVE E OF AREA SAT. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW PORTION LATE SUN EVENING AND RACE EASTWARD AND EXIT E PORTIONS EARLY TUE. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 09 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN THROUGH EARLY TUE... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 75W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE N OF 26N. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN W 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL LATE. N OF 26N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 25 TO 35 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 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 AND TUE...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL MON BUILDING TO 12 TO 23 FT TUE...HIGHEST N...EXCEPT SEAS 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 STRIPLING