000 FZNT23 KNHC 220911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED DEC 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 21N55W TO 17N61W WILL MOVE E OF 55W LATER TODAY. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WED THROUGH FRI AND PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. LOW PRES PASSING S OF BARBADOS WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES W INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN OVERNIGHT. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 12N E OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 64W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES WED NIGHT AND THU. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL FAR NE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...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. .SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WATERS N OF 29N EARLY THU AND EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU AND FROM 22N65W TO HISPANIOLA FRI THEN DISSIPATE EARLY SAT. HIGH PRES WILL AGAIN BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA FRI INTO SAT THEN MOVES E OF AREA LATE SAT AS A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO S FLORIDA SUN. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 73W NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF FRONT W OF 73W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. 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 EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER DGS