000 FZNT23 KNHC 250830 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT DEC 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LARGE NW TO N SWELLS IN 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 EASTERN 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. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 80W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT S OF 17N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .WED...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 80W MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN NE PASSAGES. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS SE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA SUN MORNING...FROM 30N65W TO EASTERN CUBA MON MORNING AND MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 25 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUN THROUGH EARLY MON N OF 27N WITHIN 210 NM OF FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 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 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 MUNDELL