000 FZNT23 KNHC 100834 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 SAT DEC 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA MAINTAINING MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW PRIMARILY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NE OF THE LEEWARDS WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS A TROUGH ENTERS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT...MOVING NW OF THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT E OF 80W. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W THROUGH SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N W OF 80W WED. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 11N W OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TODAY...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 17N. .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W MON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST NE PORTION. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE. .WED...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N75W TO THE WESTERN BAHAMAS WILL MERGE WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SUN MORNING. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA MON...RETREATING TO E OF THE AREA TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 31N BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS NW PORTION...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 26N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 28N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...S OF 29N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT E OF TROUGH...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 28N LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY