000 FZNT23 KNHC 160301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 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. AMZ089-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE ANEGADA PASSAGE SW TO 15N74W AND S TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL DISSIPATE BY EARLY THU AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES WILL PREVAIL THU THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT REACHING FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EASTERN HONDURAS BY EARLY MON. A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW TROPICAL N ATLC WILL REACH THE FAR NE WATERS BY THU NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. LARGE NW LONG PERIOD SWELLS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH FRI NIGHT OVER THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN...AND THROUGH LATE SAT OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-160930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 81W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 80W 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 78W 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...W OF 80W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 79W AND 83W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-160930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 13N E OF 78W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE PORTION...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 80W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-160930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 68W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 68W BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N W OF 65W. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL FRI...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 15N IN E SWELL THROUGHOUT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 68W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...AND E 10 KT E OF 68W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION LATE. .MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-160930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 17N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. N OF 17N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THU AND THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 11N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT. .SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N TODAY THROUGH FRI THEN WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA SAT AS A COLD FRONT STALLS FROM OFF S CAROLINA SW TO THE NE GULF OF MEXICO. LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT LIFTING NE ALONG THE FRONT WHILE INTENSIFYING AS IT PULLS NE OF THE AREA. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE SAT REACHING FROM 31N77W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN FROM NEAR 31N70W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN AFTERNOON AND FROM 25N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA BY LATE MON. WINDS WILL BECOME S TO SW AND WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT POSSIBLY REACHING GALE FORCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN BEFORE DIMINISHING MON. $$ AMZ080-160930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT LATE SAT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 72W 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION THU NIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 29N WINDS BECOMING SW TO W AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. FROM 25N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 29N. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 27N LATE...AND BECOMING W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING...AND TO 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N LATE. N OF 25N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT... BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 73W SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 77W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE