000 FZNT23 KNHC 241457 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LARGE NW TO N SWELLS IN THE ATLC WATERS WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES OF THE NE CARIBBEAN. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF ON HONDURAS SUN NIGHT. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES S TO PANAMA MON THEN DISSIPATE TUE WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION CROSSES THE WINDWARD PASSAGE MON AND THE MONA PASSAGE TUE AS WELL AS WILL REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS TUE. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT S OF 17N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .MON AND TUE...W OF 79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 79W S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 79W N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E PART. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES. .SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT SAT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO SOUTHERN BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS A COASTAL FRONT AND LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW WATERS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N78W TO SEBASTIAN INLET SUN MORNING...FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND EARLY MON N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 77W NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. 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 N FACING PASSAGES. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WITHIN 330 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 23N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N FACING PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND MON...WITHIN 210 NM OF COLD FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT DECREASING 20 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 12 TO 20 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. 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 2 TO 4 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 NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. NE OF BAHAMAS TO 75W N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER