000 FZNT23 KNHC 270301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM E CENTRAL CUBA TO NEAR THE HONDURAS-NICARAGUA BORDER WILL REACH FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR 14N83W MON MORNING...THEN CONTINUE SE REACHING FROM MONA PASSAGE TO 14N80W TUE MORNING...THEN FROM THE EXTREME NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS TO 14N82W WED MORNING. FRONTAL REMNANTS WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CARIBBEAN WED WHILE MOVING SE ACROSS THE ATLC AND EXTENDING FROM 20N55W TO ANEGADA PASSAGE THU MORNING. $$ AMZ082-270930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 12 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL...AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF CUBA. SE OF FRONT N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT TO 84W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 19N...AND 5 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. W OF 84W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 84W AND 86W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 86W. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 19N E OF 83W. .WED THROUGH FRI...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT FRI. $$ AMZ084-270930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 77W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF 80W MON. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 77W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 MON AND 8 TO 12 FT TUE. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .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 AND FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-270930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT S OF 13N. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTIONS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE AND EXTENDING INTO W CENTRAL PORTIONS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW OF FRONTAL REMNANTS NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH NW SWELL THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SE OF FRONTAL REMNANTS NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-270930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 15N TO 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE FRI N OF 16N. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 17N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-270930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO E CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE MON MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE PORTION MON NIGHT BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE AREA EARLY TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TUE THROUGH THU WITH A HIGH CENTER SETTLING IN OVER THE WESTERN PORTION. $$ AMZ080-270930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT E OF 77W BUILDING TO 15 TO 23 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT...W OF BAHAMAS SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT BAHAMAS BANK. N OF 28N WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 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 27N 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE FRI. N OF 26N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT BY FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT THU THEN BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE AND E SWELL BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING