000 FZNT23 KNHC 090831 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A DIFFUSE STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 19N55W TO MARTINIQUE WILL LIFT N OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 82W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 82W TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 80W. S OF 18N NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT... N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...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 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW PORTION SAT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF 60W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N E OF 60W MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 18N...AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 18N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N78W WILL LIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT OVERTAKING THE WARM FRONT...THEN WILL STALL FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA LATE SUN AND MON. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MON AND TUE...THEN WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT... BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...S OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 12 FT NW PORTION. .MON...W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY