000 FZNT23 KNHC 190304 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM EASTERN CUBA SSE TO 15N75W WILL MOVE E THROUGH SUN WHILE IT MERGES WITH A PRE FRONTAL TROUGH THAT CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA. THE TROUGH WILL 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 TO JUST E OF THOSE WATERS BY LATE TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 17N. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 77W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 85W...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU...AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 12N E OF 79W. .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. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BETWEEN 67W AND 74W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE E OF 78W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 68W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 68W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A 1018 MB HIGH AT 27N65W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NW WATERS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION THROUGH SUN NIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LOW PRES OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL TRACK NE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...AND MOVE N OF THE AREA SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL THEN PUSH SE REACHING FROM NEAR 31N77W TO S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA SUN MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SUN EVENING...AND WEAKEN JUST SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE FAR N PORTION WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE AREA LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N AND INCREASING TO 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 BETWEEN 70W AND 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT 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. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT. 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 TUE. 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS 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 NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE