000 FZNT23 KNHC 011456 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES MAINTAIN TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS AREA WITH STRONG TRADES THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN MON EXTENDING FROM E CUBA TO SW CARIBBEAN TUE. FRONT STALL FROM MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS PROPAGATE S ACROSS TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING MON AND TUE THEN RE-BUILDING OVER WATERS N OF VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N TONIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT S OF YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT SW OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 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 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 KT 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 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 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. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. AND BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 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 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. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM 27N70W TO 20N79W DISSIPATE TODAY. COLD FRONT ENTER NW WATERS TONIGHT REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON. REINFORCING SURGE OF STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS MOVE INTO NORTHERN WATERS MON NIGHT WITH LARGE NW SWELL BUILDING TUE. FRONT PUSH E OF AREA LATE TUE WITH WINDS DIMINISHING THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND FRONT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS LATE WED REACHING FROM 31N69W TO NW BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N W OF FRONT MON NIGHT AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N AT 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT TONIGHT. 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 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 23N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE MON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEA 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 AT 25 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 18 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 12 FT W OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 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 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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 FT LATE AND TO 4 FT W OF 76W. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 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 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES/DGS