000 FZNT23 KNHC 200928 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON DEC 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 15N71W WILL MOVE E TO AND DISSIPATE TUE. 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. COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 22N58W TO 18N62W TUE AND E OF THE AREA WED. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. AND WESTERN ATLC WILL BUILD THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR NE TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TUE THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 16N E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL FAR NE. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 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 17N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO 25N67W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE THE FRONT WILL EXTEND 26N65W TO 19N68W LATER THIS MORNING THEN MOVE E OF AREA THIS EVENING. W TO NW WINDS OVER THE NE PORTION TUE THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FAR N PORTION WED AND REACH FROM NEAR 26N65W TO NEAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY THU MORNING AND E OF AREA FRI. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 20 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 68W... .TODAY...N OF 28N E OF FRONT WINDS S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 16 TO 23 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. N OF 26N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 DGS