000 FZNT23 KNHC 110312 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 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW PRIMARILY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MIDWEEK. FRESH WINDS OVER THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS A TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE E TONIGHT AND MOVES NW OF THE ZONE EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT AND GUSTY NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. S OF 20N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF HONDURAS SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ..MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TUE AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N W OF 80W WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 82W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF NICARAGUA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 82W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF NICARAGUA MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W MON AND TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST NE PORTION. S OF 17N E 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 N TO NE WINDS 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. .THU...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N W OF 60W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST FAR NW. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM 31N76W TO NE FLORIDA COAST WILL MOVE SE THROUGH SUN AND STALL FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SUN AND DISSIPATE LATE MON. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS 65W BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND BERMUDA MON...THEN RETREAT E OF THE AREA TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE TO ALONG 31N BY LATE WED AND THU WITH A BELT OF FRESH TO STRONG TRADES S OF 26N. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT DEC 10 2011 .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 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASING NE 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY W OF 74W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 29N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 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 68W 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. .WED...S OF 22N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER COBB