000 FZNT23 KNHC 120834 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 MON DEC 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD N OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK RESULTING IN A TIGHTER PRES GRADIENT OVER THE CARIBBEAN WATERS. THIS WILL FRESHEN TRADEWIND FLOW BY MIDWEEK. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL W OF 80W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS GULF OF HONDURAS. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N W OF 80W. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT S OF 20N E OF 79W LATE WED. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 82W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N E OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .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 TO SW THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT LEE OF HAITI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF HAITI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 15N LATE. .FRI...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 58W TONIGHT. 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 IN NE SWELL TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED...N OF 18N W OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .THU...N OF 17N W OF 58W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 17N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA AND A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 22N66W WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE FAR NW PORTION UNTIL AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH WILL SHIFT E OF 65W TUE MORNING AS THE HIGH SHIFTS SE. FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE WATERS THROUGH MID WEEK...DIMINISHING IN THE N PORTION BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE HIGH SETTLES ALONG 30N. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N W OF 74W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 73W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART TUE. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 73W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 70W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY