000 FZNT23 KNHC 280912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM MONA PASSAGE TO NEAR 11N75W WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 22N59N TO 17N61W THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA TONIGHT. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT AND MAINTAIN FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CENTRAL AND E PORTIONS TUE AND WED SPREADING AREA WIDE FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT. BETWEEN 79W AND 84W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 84W S OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E OF 81W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S OF 17N. BETWEEN 81W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. .THU...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT AND N OF 20N E OF 81W 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 84W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 17N...HIGHEST SE AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N. W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N E OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N WINDS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E OF 80NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT THROUGH MONA PASSAGE AND S OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 15N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE AND 9 TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. E OF 66W NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 15N BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 16N61W TO 12N73W TO LINE FROM 18N72W TO 17N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF LINE 18N72W TO 17N75W 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 13N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 17N...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N. .SAT...NW OF FRONTAL REMNANTS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. SE OF FRONTAL REMNANTS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER FAR SE PORTION OF AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THEN BECOME CENTERED OVER THE WATERS NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU BEFORE MERGING WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING FROM THE N FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 72W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 74W NE OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT. W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 AND FRI...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT FRI. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...THEN BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT FRI. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS