000 FZNT23 KNHC 200015 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 715 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 715 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 VICINITY OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS BY EARLY TUE THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES FROM 18N55W TO 16N62W BY LATE WED...FROM 17N55W TO 15N61W THU INTO FRI. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI WITH SOME AFFECTING THE FAR NE CARIBBEAN. 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. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 715 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 85W...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU...AND SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 715 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 11N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 12N W OF 83W 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 82W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 82W. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E OF 79W. S OF 11N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE MAINLY W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 715 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 71W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 71W NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 14N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FROM 13N TO 16N E OF 68W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N W OF 68W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR NE BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 715 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 TO N SWELL. S OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS...UPDATED 715 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 UPDATED MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT WINDS AND SEAS OVER PORTION .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W SW ACROSS WESTERN CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE TONIGHT...FROM NEAR 26N65W TO 19N68W MON MORNING...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA MON EVENING. LOW PRES E OF FRONT NEAR 27N69W 1002 MB WITH TROUGH SE AND S TO HAITI WILL MOVE NE OF AREA MON MORNING. DEEPENING LOW PRES AND A LOW PRES TROUGH N OF THE AREA WILL INCREASE W TO NW WINDS OVER THE NE PORTION TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE FAR N PORTION WED AND REACH FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NEAR S FLORIDA BY THU MORNING...AND E OF AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 715 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 69W... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 180 NM NE SEMICIRCLE OF LOW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. BETWEEN LOW AND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E OF 67W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT E OF 67W 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF TROUGH AND FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 74W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION NW 30 TO 40 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT OVER NE PORTION 16 TO 22 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 78W EARLY NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF BAHAMAS BETWEEN 78W AND 80W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 KT BY MON EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL MON NIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF LINE FROM 31N72W TO 26N65W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 5 TO 10 KT...THEN INCREASING TO W 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 75W AND 79W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN BAHAMAS AND CUBA 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT SHIFTING E OF AREA IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N E OF 69W 30 TO 35 KT AND W OF 78W W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR NE PORTION 13 TO 17 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 77W 2 TO 4 FT. THU...N OF FRONT E OF 73W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 73W N WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 73W AND 78W 6 TO 9 FT AND W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E OF LINE FROM 31N70W TO 26N65W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF BAHAMAS W OF 77W SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BETWEEN 70W AND 79W 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT OVER FAR SW PORTION 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE