000 FZNT23 KNHC 011501 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 THU DEC 01 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO COSTA RICA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT BUILDS EASTWARD THROUGH SAT ...THEN WEAKEN SUN AND MON AS A TROUGH ALONG 61W/62W SLOWLY MOVES WESTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N E OF 85W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT AND SUN. .MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 66W. .FRI THROUGH MON...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 15N E OF 67W. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 16N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. N OF 16N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO E TO SE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 20N. .MON...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 61W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 01 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH EARLY FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WATERS. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EASTWARD AND WHILE STRENGTHENING THROUGH SUN...THEN WEAKEN MON. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 01 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 27N 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITHIN 60 NM EITHER SIDE OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...WINDS BECOMING NE 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FROM 24N TO 28N SUN...AND TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS ...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE