000 FZNT23 KNHC 261529 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LARGE NW TO N SWELLS THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT LINGER INTO MON AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. A COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN CUBA TO INLAND BELIZE WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO EASTERN HONDURAS TONIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NEAR 17N85W BY MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NE CARIBBEAN MON AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS BY TUE AFTERNOON FROM 22N60W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL N ATLC WED INTO THU WHILE MOVING SE. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 18N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 19N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. W OF 84W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 84W AND 86W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 86W. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. .TUE...E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 19N E OF 83W. .WED AND THU...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 80W MAINLY E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W OF 79W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE...EXCEPT S OF 10N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 MON AND 8 TO 12 FT N OF 10N MON NIGHT AND TUE AND 6 TO 8 FT S OF 10N MON AND 8 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR S PORTION TONIGHT...SHIFTING TO E PORTION. .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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 16N W OF 64W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED E OF 64W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE AND WED...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR THE SE COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES LATE TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 17N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 17N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N77W TO WESTERN CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY THIS EVENING...FROM NEAR 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY MON MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE PORTION LATE MON NIGHT INTO EARLY TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING E OF THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WED AND THU WITH A HIGH CENTER SETTLING IN OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT E OF 78W BUILDING TO 13 TO 19 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NE OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT... BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E OF 67W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT S OF 27N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS...AND N OF 26N E OF 79W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. W OF BAHAMAS AND N OF 27N W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL MON NIGHT. E OF FRONT S OF 24N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER E PORTION TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 16 TO 24 FT E PORTION. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT S OF 26N LATE AND BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N W OF 79W WINDS DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. .WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 71W...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 77W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE