000 FZNT23 KNHC 020255 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 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL MAINTAIN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WITH FRESH TO STRONG TRADES THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON EXTENDING FROM E CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE...THEN STALLING FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE BY FRI. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING MON NIGHT AND TUE...THEN RE-BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION LATE WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 83W. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT N OF 17N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL W OF 82W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE... EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N 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 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW HALF. .MON AND MON NIGHT...FROM 10N 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 SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W MON NIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED. S OF 10N 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 6 TO 9 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. .FRI...N OF 10N E OF 81W AND N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 70W AND NW PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE NIGHT. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE AND COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WINDS N OF 19N MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL LATE WED. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 29N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DISSIPATE MON. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS LATE TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS MON EVENING THEN FROM 28N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TUE EVENING...MOVING E OF THE AREA WED. STRONG TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG WITH VERY LARGE NW SWELL. WINDS DIMINISH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW WATERS LATE WED REACHING FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE THU...MOVING E OF THE AREA FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS BACK IN FROM THE NW. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 01 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N MON NIGHT AND TUE... .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH AND FRONT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT...AND BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT E OF 75W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING TO SW TO W LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 12 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W LATE. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN IN SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY