000 FZNT23 KNHC 192130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH EXTENDING S ACROSS HAITI AND TO 15N73W FROM A LOW E OF THE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E AND REACH FROM EASTERN HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 14N75W BY MON MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SE TO CENTRAL CUBA AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS BY EARLY TUE THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT REACHED FROM 18N55W TO 16N62W BY LATE WED...FROM 17N55W TO 15N61W THU INTO FRI. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NW TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR NE TRADES TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 85W...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU...AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH FRI...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. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 71W NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 13N TO 16N E OF 68W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 68W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W E TO SE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL N OF 14N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 10N TO 17N W OF 57W. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W SW ACROSS WESTERN CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE TONIGHT...AND FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W MON MORNING. LOW PRES E OF FRONT NEAR 27N69W 1002 MB WITH TROUGH SE AND S TO HAITI WILL MOVE NE OF AREA MON MORNING. BROAD LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE NW ATLC MON THROUGH TUE AND RESULT IN WESTERLY GALES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ACROSS FAR NE PORTIONS. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS IN THE WAKE OF FRONT TUE AND WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO FAR N PORTION WED AND REACH FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NEAR S FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...AND TO E OF AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 69W... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT OVERNIGHT. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SW TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA BETWEEN LOW AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS E OF LOW AND TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SWELL. N OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N E OF 73W BY MON EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 25 FT IN LARGE NW SWELL...HIGHEST IN AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS. S OF 23N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT AND NE 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH FIR...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