000 FZNT23 KNHC 140305 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 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. AMZ089-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH OVER THE SE U.S. EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THEN ENCOMPASS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN AND NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AND SAT. $$ AMZ082-140930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF LINE FROM 19N78W TO 15N82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY W OF 80W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .SAT...S OF 18N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-140930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT 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 OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N SW TO W 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 E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N S TO SW 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 NE 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. .SUN...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN MONA PASSAGE AND LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN MONA PASSAGE. E OF 67W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN MONA PASSAGE AND LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN MONA PASSAGE AND LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. N OF 15N E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART FRI. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-140930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 58W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 58W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. FROM 14N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 57W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 15N E OF 60W. .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 AND THU NIGHT...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 THU NIGHT. 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. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-140930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO 24N74W. FRESH TO STRONG N WINDS ARE NOTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO MOVE E OF AREA WED NIGHT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER THE ZONE WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS THROUGH WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE SE TO ALONG 31N THU THROUGH FRI DIMINISHING WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION SAT REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-140930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE DEC 13 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF LINE 25N65W TO 20N74W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. 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 THU NIGHT. 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. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR