000 FZNT23 KNHC 182129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM CENTRAL CUBA SE TO 19N67W AND S TO 15N76W WILL MOVE E THROUGH SUN WHILE MERGING WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH ACROSS THE BAHAMAS AND SW N ATLC SUN AND REACH HISPANIOLA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AND THE VICINITY OF THE MONA PASSAGE EARLY MON....THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATER ON MON THROUGH TUE AND TO JUST E OF THOSE WATERS BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 78W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 85W...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU...AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 77W AND 80W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. S OF 10N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF 80W BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 72W AND S OF 14N BETWEEN 67W AND 71W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 68W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 68W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 14N TO 17N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 14N TO 16N. .MON THROUGH 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. .WED AND THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1018 MB HIGH NEAR 27N66W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TONIGHT S A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER W PORTION THROUGH SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES E OF THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NE ACROSS CENTRAL TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE NW PORTION OVERNIGHT INTO SUN MORNING AND TO N OF THE AREA SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL PUSH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SOUTHERLY GALES ARE POSSIBLE E OF THIS TROUGH BEGINNING LATE SUN AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS TONIGHT AND REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO PALM BEACH SUN MORNING...AND FROM 29N65W TO E CUBA BY MON MORNING...WHERE IT WILL STALL THROUGH WED THEN GRADUALLY BECOME MORE E TO W ALIGNED ACROSS SE PORTIONS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT BRUSHES THE FAR N PORTION WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 77W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 70W SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND TROUGH NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT W OF 77W SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER W PORTION. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NW OF TROUGH NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 25N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND COLD FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH 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...EXCEPT W OF 73W BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 73W BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT 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 7 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. .WED AND THU...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N AND E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE