000 FZNT23 KNHC 130258 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 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY TROUGH JUST W OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE WATERS N OF 14N TUE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN N OF AREA INCREASING THE TRADE WIND FLOW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WATERS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT CENTRAL WATERS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF JAMAICA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART THROUGH TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 14N E OF 68W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .SAT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 58W AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 58W. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N E OF 61W. .TUE...N OF 19N E OF 58W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 17N E OF 58W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 57W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NE PART. .THU...N OF 18N W OF 57W 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 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 13N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD N TO S TROUGH ALONG 65W WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATE TUE. HIGH PRESS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT. STRONG N WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU THROUGH SAT AS AN E TO W ORIENTED RIDGE SHIFTS INTO THE N PART OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 72W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S 5 TO 10 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N AND S OF S OF 25N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT SW OF BAHAMAS EARLY THU. 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 VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. .SAT...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N E OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL