000 FZNT23 KNHC 200258 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 MON DEC 19 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD EASTWARD THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL STALL ALONG 20N LATE TONIGHT INTO WED. LARGE N SWELLS PRODUCING RATHER HIGH SEA CONDITIONS WILL PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN TUE THROUGH THU...THEN SUBSIDE SOME ON FRI. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT..S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 12N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 WED NIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 17N W OF 69W...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 16N W OF 71W. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N TO NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL STALL ALONG 20N LATE TONIGHT INTO WED WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE AREA IN ITS WAKE THROUGH TUE NIGHT...THEN A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SE U.S. ON FRI. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON DEC 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 E OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT NE PART. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR