000 FZNT23 KNHC 171502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...OLD FRONTAL ZONE IN THE FORM OF A SHEAR LINE EXTENDS FROM NEAR 18N55W TO 14N66W TO 16N77W THIS MORNING. THE E PORTION WILL DRIFT SE AND BECOME DIFFUSE THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE THE PORTION ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN DRIFTS W AND NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATES BY SAT EVENING...WITH ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUING ON THE W END SURROUNDING JAMAICA. A BROAD TROUGH ALONG 77W S OF 16N WILL DRIFT SLOWLY WNW THROUGH SAT...THEN MOVE E TO ALONG 76W SUN MORNING AS IT BECOMES LINKED WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING E ACROSS FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SUN NIGHT AND SINK S TO ALONG 18N ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES BY TUE. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 82W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E GULF OF HONDURAS THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 79W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 79W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 85W...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N E OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 81W SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF SHEAR LINE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 15N W OF 72W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 68W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION. .MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND NE WIND WAVES...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION. .SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W BECOMING SE TO S. 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 AND TUE...N OF 17N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE. 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. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1021 MB HIGH CENTERED NEAR 26N67W WILL SHIFT SLOWLY E AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS NW PORTIONS. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER W PORTIONS NE AND E OF THE BAHAMAS THROUGH SUN AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY SUN AND MOVE E AND EXIT THE WATERS SUN NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING AND REACH FROM 31N77W TO S FLORIDA SUN MORNING...REACH FROM 31N65W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON MORNING...THEN FROM 20N65W TO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE MORNING. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 30N THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 30N. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 30N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 W OF BAHAMAS 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 SAT NIGHT...AND 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 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. 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 AND TUE...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 7 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 STRIPLING