000 FZNT23 KNHC 130837 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 TUE DEC 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE TROUGH IN THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DRIFT E THROUGH THE WEEK. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN BETWEEN HIGH PRES TO THE N AND LOWER PRES IN THE SW CARIBBEAN WILL INDUCE FRESH TO STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD TO ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT CENTRAL WATERS AND NEAR JAMAICA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY 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 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED S OF 13N. .THU...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .FRI...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 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 NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SW PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST CENTRAL PART. E OF 68W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 15N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 15N LATE. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART FRI. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 58W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N W OF 58W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 57W N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NW HALF WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 57W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .THU...N OF 18N W OF 57W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 16N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL PART. .FRI...N OF 15N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 13N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .SAT...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH ALONG 65W WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE TO ALONG 31N THU THROUGH FRI DIMINISHING WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION SAT REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. 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. .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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. 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. .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...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW 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 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY