000 FZNT23 KNHC 161447 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA WILL PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. COLD FRONT FROM 17N55W TO 15N61W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED MOVE SE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 11N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 12N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N E OF 67W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 14N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 13N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 14N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. N OF 14N SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 14N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 19N. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 31N WILL SHIFT S TO ALONG 27N SAT...AND BECOME W TO E ALONG 25N ON SUN. COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT...AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS SUN MORNING...AND ALONG 24N MON...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE S PORTION THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 17 FT E OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N SWELL. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON/DGS