000 FZNT23 KNHC 201512 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 TUE DEC 20 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N56W TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WED AND WED NIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE NORTHERN TROPICAL N ATLC AND OVER THE N CENTRAL AND NE PORTIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS PRODUCING ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS WILL PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SOME ON FRI AND INTO SAT. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N E OF 80W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO 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 13N. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 12N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 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. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 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. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N...AND S OF 13N. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 16N W OF 72W. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 13N TO 17N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT N OF 16N...AND TO 8 TO 12 FT S OF 16N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL N OF 16N...AND 8 TO 12 FT S OF 16N. .SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH SAT...THEN SLIDE EASTWARD IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 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 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. 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...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N AND NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .THU AND FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 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 72W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT OVER FAR NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BETWEEN 74W AND 78W 5 TO 7 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE