000 FZNT23 KNHC 100318 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA...MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW MAINLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE FRESH WINDS NE OF THE LEEWARDS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS A TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE EAST ON SUN...AND MOVES TO THE N OF PUERTO RICO EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 80W. S OF 18N NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TONIGHT... N OF 13N W OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 15N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 15N TO 18N W OF 60W. .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. .WED...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N73W TO 27N77W TO 23N77W WILL DRIFT NW OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT...OVERTAKE THE TROUGH...THEN STALL FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA BY SUN MORNING. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA MON. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MERGE WITH THE OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY MON NIGHT...THEN WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY WED. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI DEC 09 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N 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 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT...WINDS SHIFTING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .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 FRONT. .TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED. 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. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN