000 FZNT23 KNHC 242037 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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...THE MONA PASSAGE LATE MON AND REACH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS EARLY TUE. $$ AMZ082-250330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT S OF 17N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .WED...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 80W MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-250330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-250330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-250330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-250330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE ACROSS THE AREA SAT AND SAT NIGHT AS A COASTAL FRONT AND LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW WATERS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SUN MORNING...FROM 31N64W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA BY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED. $$ AMZ080-250330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND EARLY MON N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 THROUGH 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. .WED...N OF 26N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL