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FZNT23 KNHC 190917
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND 
CARIBBEAN SEA   
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM EST SUN DEC 19 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.

AMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
430 AM EST SUN DEC 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO 15N75W WILL MOVE E 
HISPANIOLA SUN NIGHT INTO MON AND THE VICINITY OF THE MONA 
PASSAGE EARLY MON AND DISSIPATE TUE. 

..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. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL ATLC 
AND EXTEND FROM 22N58W TO 18N62W TUE AND MOVE OF THE AREA WED.

$$
AMZ082-191530-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 
430 AM EST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.

$$
AMZ084-191530-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 
430 AM EST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TODAY 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.

$$
AMZ086-191530-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 
430 AM EST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.

$$
AMZ087-191530-
TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
430 AM EST SUN DEC 19 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.

$$
AMZ088-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
430 AM EST SUN DEC 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO 1007 MB LOW PRES 29N79W TO 
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL MOVE N OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS 
AFTERNOON AND FROM 31N67W TO HISPANIOLA TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN SE 
OF AREA MON. 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.

$$
AMZ080-191530-
SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
430 AM EST SUN DEC 19 2010

...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 70W... 

.TODAY AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 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 NW TO 
N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT WINDS 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 DGS