000 FZNT23 KNHC 181443 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 SUN DEC 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES JUST N OF HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE E AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO DROP SE TO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY ALONG 20N TUE AND WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS MUCH OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. LARGE N SWELLS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH MON NIGHT. ANOTHER BATCH OF LARGE N SWELLS WILL BE BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE...N OF 12N E OF 81W 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 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 12N. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 15N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 15N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .TUE...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND TO S FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE S PORTION MON AND TUE AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 72W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO 9 TO 14 FT TONIGHT. N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF FRONT W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FROM 24N TO 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT S OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE 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 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE