000 FZNT23 KNHC 160840 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 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR AXIS EXTENDING FROM NEAR GUADELOUPE TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SAT RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES FRI THROUGH SAT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT REACHING FROM NEAR CENTRAL CUBA TO CENTRAL PANAMA SUN MORNING THEN FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO NORTHERN COLOMBIA MON MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DEGENERATE INTO A SHEAR AXIS BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N E OF 78W THROUGHOUT. .SAT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 77W. 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING E TO SE WEST OF 70W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 15N IN E SWELL THROUGHOUT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 68W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PORTION LATE. .MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL PORTION. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TONIGHT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 11N. 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 BECOMING SE TO S WEST OF 60W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND ALONG 27N TODAY THROUGH SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES IN THE NW PORTION TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AS SEVERAL WEAK FRONTS SKIRT ALONG 31N. A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT OVER THE GULFSTREAM. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING THEN FROM NEAR 30N65W TO HAITI MON MORNING PUSHING E OF THE AREA LATE MON. SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY INCREASE TO GALE FORCE N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT SUN. LARGE NW SWELL WILL ENTER THE NE WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF FRONT SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT...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 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. FROM 25N TO 28N 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 THROUGHOUT. 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 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .SAT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. N OF 25N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE...AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT E OF 73W AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 73W LATE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY