000 FZNT23 KNHC 102130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI DEC 10 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. AMZ089-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO 1011 MB LOW PRES NEAR 10N77W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS MON MORNING THEN FROM HAITI TO N COSTA RICA MON EVENING AND REACH FROM THE W PUERTO RICO TO NW PANAMA WED. STRONG TO NEAR GALE WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES EXPECTED IN THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-102130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY SAT NIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA THROUGHOUT. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-102130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY SAT NIGHT. E OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE. E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 11N. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 78W. .MON...W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 78W. .TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-102130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 64W AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF 70W EXCEPT TO 10 FT ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 70W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES SAT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 15N LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION LATE. .TUE AND WED...W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL PORTION. $$ AMZ087-102130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 61W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S AHEAD OF FRONT AND SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONT AND NW TO N WINDS 15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ088-102130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COASTAL TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE GULF STREAM N OF 27N ARCHING SE TO NEAR 25N72W THROUGH SAT. A VERY COMPLEX PATTERN PREVAILS E OF 72W....WITH A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 26N65W TO BROAD 1010 MB LOW PRES NEAR 22N69W...WITH TROUGH THEN EXTENDING SW INTO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. HIGH PRES TO THE N IS PRODUCING A STRONG PRES GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS TO THE N OF THE LOW AND FRONT AND GENERATING HIGH SEAS. THE LOW WILL SLIDE E-NE OVERNIGHT AND EXIT THE AREA SAT MORNING... ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW WATERS SUN MORNING WITH STRONG SW FLOW OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN EVENING THEN FROM NEAR 31N69W TO HAITI MON PUSHING SE OF THE AREA TUE. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED N OF 27N BEHIND THE FRONT SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-102130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 76W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NEAR COASTAL TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR LOW...BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E AND SE PART. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF COASTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR AND W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR COASTAL TROUGH. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 27N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS EARLY. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 14 TO 23 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 72W LATE. SEAS 14 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT W OF 72W LATE. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT FAR SE PORTION EARLY. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. S OF 27N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE S OF 24N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING