000 FZNT23 KNHC 182106 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 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT..S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TONIGHT...AND DISSIPATE OVER THE S PORTION MON AND TUE AS A RIDGE DEVELOPS FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA. A SECOND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE SE UNITED STATES COAST THU. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN DEC 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 70W... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE BEHIND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N W OF 78W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR