000 FZNT23 KNHC 152104 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU DEC 15 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES EXTENDS A RIDGE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN PRODUCING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT E INTO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ENCOMPASSING THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN BY FRI. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND AS THE PRES GRADIENT RELAXES OVER THAT REGION. A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL STALL OUT ALONG 15N FRI GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE N WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY TUE. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES AND LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN MONA PASSAGE AND LEE OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. N OF 15N E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN ATLC PASSAGES. S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT S OF 13N E OF 67W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 13N E OF 67W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 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. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE NW WITH FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS DIMINISHING TONIGHT AS THE HIGH SETTLES ALONG 31N. THE HIGH WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N LATE SAT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES S OF 31N. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN MORNING THEN FROM 25N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON MORNING WHILE WEAKENING. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PORTION BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU DEC 15 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 29N 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. FROM 27N TO 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT WITHIN 180 NM OF FRONT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT E OF 72W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL E OF 70W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS W OF 76W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 72W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR