000 FZNT23 KNHC 020911 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU DEC 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM W CUBA TO W GULF OF HONDURAS WILL STALL THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN MOVE SE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN....GRADUALLY REACHING FROM N JUST N OF MONA PASSAGE TO NE COAST OF HONDURAS. HIGH PRES OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES OVER MUCH OF NW AND S CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE HIGH PRES SHIFTS E. LOW PRES CENTER ACROSS THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL ENHANCE TRADES OVER THE FAR SW PORTIONS THROUGH SAT. LARGE NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS AND THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 02 2010 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 11 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 19N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT. S OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 02 2010 .TODAY...S OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 83W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 13N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 13N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...FROM 10 TO 12N BETWEEN 77W AND 82W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 10N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE MAINLY SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 12N. .SUN AND MON...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU DEC 02 2010 .TODAY...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 14N E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT BUILD 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 14N E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR EXPOSED NE PASSAGES THU. W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 02 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO W CUBA NEAR 22.5N80W WILL HANG UP TODAY ACROSS W CUBA...WHILE N PORTION MOVES E-SE... REACHING NEAR 31N65W AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. FRONT TO THEN MOVE SE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...AND STALL ND GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE ACROSS HISPANIOLA TO JUST N OF MONA PASSAGE SUN MORNING. A NEW REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST SUN AND MON AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO HISPANIOLA LATE MON WITH STRONG WINDS TO GALE FORCE AHEAD AND JUST BEHIND BOUNDARY. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 02 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N SUN... .TODAY THROUGH FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT NE PORTIONS FRI...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 25N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 3O TO 40 KT N OF 28N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 18 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE MAINLY NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING