000 FZNT23 KNHC 072110 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED DEC 07 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE W CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI. 1009 MB LOW PRES IS CENTERED NEAR 21N55W WITH A TROUGH TRAILING TO ST LUCIA. THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THU AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND SHIFTS W ACROSS THE LEEWARDS THROUGH LATE FRI. A SECOND TROUGH WILL W THROUGH THE LEEWARDS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 20N E OF 83W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N E OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 83W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 07 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 12N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED DEC 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...N OF 15N W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 16N E OF 57W SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 63W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 63W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY TOMORROW NIGHT...THEN DRIFT WESTWARD SLOWLY FRI STALLING AGAIN FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE FRI...BEFORE SETTLING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SUN. FRESH NE WINDS WILL PERSIST FRI INTO EARLY NEXT BETWEEN HIGH PRES TO THE N AND AN APPROACHING BROAD TROUGH TO THE SE. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 07 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN