000 FZNT23 KNHC 162130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N55W SW TO THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...THEN CONTINUES AS A FRONTAL TROUGH TO 15N68W AND TO 16N76W. THE FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE E WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH FRI WHILE THE FRONTAL TROUGH SHIFTS W BEFORE DISSIPATING ACROSS THE N CENTRAL AND NW CARIBBEAN EARLY SAT. A TROUGH ALONG 76W S OF 15N WILL MOVE SLOWLY WNW THROUGH SAT...THEN MOVE E TO ALONG 75W SUN MORNING ...TO NEAR 70W BY MON MORNING AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ON TUE. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI NIGHT... EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 78W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E OF 80W. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 85W...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 79W 4 TO 6 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT....DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 77W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 81W. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF 81W 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND N OF SHEAR AXIS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 14N W OF 70W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT AND BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THROUGHOUT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 68W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W PORTION. .MON...W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL PORTION. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 T0 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 16N BETWEEN 68W AND 73W 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 11N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PORTION. .SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 60W BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 17N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 60W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OF 1019 MB CENTERED NEAR 27N71W WILL MOVE TO JUST E OF THE AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE NW PORTION THROUGH SAT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. THE FRONT WILL MOVES OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT AFTERNOON...AND REACH FROM 31N75W TO CAPE CANAVERAL SUN MORNING WITH A PREFRONTAL TROUGH FORMING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS LATE SUN. BY MON MORNING THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WITH THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N65W TO NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE...THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA MON AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 70W SUN... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT OVERNIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 25W BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 28N E OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 70W TONIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 72W 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N E OF 73W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E PORTION. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W THROUGHOUT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT... EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. N OF 25N E OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE...AND BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AHEAD OF PREFRONTAL TROUGH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN THE LATE MORNING. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT E OF 73W AND SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 73W LATE. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS... BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE