000 FZNT23 KNHC 010234 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 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. AMZ089-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON EXTENDING FROM E CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING SOME EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN RE-BUILDING OVER THE WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-010930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL S OF 20N W OF 80W SUN NIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF JAMAICA. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 120 NM SW OF CUBA. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 120 NM SW OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-010930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT N OF 12N W OF 82W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 80W WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-010930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-010930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 19N W OF 60W MON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL LATE WED. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-010930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS WILL LINGER THROUGH SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N75W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS MON NIGHT WITH LARGE NW SWELL BUILDING IN TUE. THE FRONT WILL PUSH E OF THE AREA LATE TUE WITH WINDS DIMINISHING THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS LATE WED...REACHING FROM 31N70W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-010930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W...AND ALSO N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 72W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 24N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT W OF 76W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS AND W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W THROUGHOUT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. .THU...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 29N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY