000 FZNT23 KNHC 221518 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 CORRECTED TO ADD CURRENT FRONT POSITION IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 19N55W TO 16N62W THEN SHEAR AXIS FROM 16N62W TO 15N75W WITH STRONGER WINDS TO THE N WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. LARGE NW TO N SWELLS WILL SPREAD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TODAY THROUGH FRI AND PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. A TROUGH AND WEAK LOW PRES OVER THE SE CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W ALONG THE SOUTH AMERICAN COAST BEFORE DISSIPATING AS IT PASSES 70W THU NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT AND LIE FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF ON HONDURAS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 80W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 82W S OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 13N E OF 79W. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. 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. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 15N E OF 64W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W THROUGH WED NIGHT AND BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES TONIGHT AND THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 15N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 11N AND 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 11N. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N AND 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL BE FORCED S THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO WATERS N OF 28N EARLY THU AND QUICKLY PUSHES S TO 26N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU NIGHT AND E OF THE AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA FRI INTO SAT THEN E OF AREA LATE SAT AS A COASTAL LOW DEVELOPS OVER FAR NW WATERS LATE SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO NORTHERN CUBA NEAR 23N80W BY SUN EVENING. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN WITHIN 180 NM OF COLD FRONT N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 16 FT TONIGHT. 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...WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N FACING PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR LOW PRES. .SUN...WITHIN 180 NM OF COLD FRONT N OF 26N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N WITHIN 360 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. REMAINDER AREA S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT AND NEAR LOW PRES. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER