000 FZNT23 KNHC 291510 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N55W TO 19N60W...THEN BECOMES A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND DISSIPATING TO NEAR 15N68W. THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT WHILE THE STATIONARY PORTION DISSIPATES. ATLC HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE INTO THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ALLOWING FOR INCREASING NE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 81W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST S OF 17N. BETWEEN 81W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. W OF 84W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 19N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 19N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 19N...AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT AND N OF 20N E OF 81W 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E OF 84W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 17N...HIGHEST SE AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N. W OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT GULF OF HONDURAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. BETWEEN 78W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N E OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 79W. .THU THOUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 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 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 12N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BETWEEN 80W AND 82W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 82W. S OF 12N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 69W E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 69W 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E OF 65W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT THROUGH ATLC PASSAGES 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW OF LINE FROM 16N61W TO 12N73W TO LINE FROM 18N72W TO 17N75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT NW OF LINE 18N72W TO 17N75W 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... HIGHEST W OF 71W. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF DISSIPATING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 13N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN 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 THROUGH 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 SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT FRI...AND 8 TO 11 FT S OF 17N. .SAT...NW OF LINE FROM 17N55W TO 14N61W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF SAME LINE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS WILL SHIFT TO NE OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT WITH A RIDGE STRENGTHENING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SAT INCREASING WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 71W NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 76W W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 76W AND 79W 3 TO 5 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. .THU THROUGH 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 WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...THEN BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 5 TO 8 FT IN N AND E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE