000 FZNT23 KNHC 110834 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 SUN DEC 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE TO FRESH NE FLOW PRIMARILY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE CLOSER TO THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU WITH NE WINDS INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG AND EXPANDING TO THE SW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. A TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL SHIFT NW TONIGHT...SLOWLY MOVING BACK TO THE SE AND THROUGH THE AREA MON THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 85W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. S OF 18N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE COAST OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MON NIGHT. .TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N W OF 80W WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 18N E OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 82W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW HALF. .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 COAST OF NICARAGUA MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. $$ AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND TO 9 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NE PART THROUGH TONIGHT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011 .TODAY 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. WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE WEST OF TROUGH TUE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL... HIGHEST NE PORTION. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N. .WED...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .THU...N OF 17N W OF 60W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO 28N78W...TURNING S AND BECOMING STATIONARY TO GRAND BAHAMA. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT WHILE A TROUGH CROSSES 65W FROM THE E THROUGH MON NIGHT. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT BACK E OF THE AREA TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE CAROLINAS. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT SE SETTLING ALONG 31N THU. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS THROUGH THE WEEK. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 11 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 24N E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE 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 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. .TUE...S OF 25N E OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NW PART. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...LOCALLY TO 25 KT... SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY