000 FZNT23 KNHC 202129 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 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 20N54W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THEN W ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND HISPANIOLA WILL SINK VERY SLOWLY S THROUGH THU...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 WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES WED NIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE AND BECOME MORE NE THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .TONIGHT..E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N...ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS W OF 85W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT AND GUSTY SE PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SE PART. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT E OF 78W...WINDS SHIFTING NE SUN. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS NEAR 20 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST N. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT IN LARGE N SWELL THROUGH CARIBBEAN PASSAGES. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 17N...AND S OF 15N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 16N W OF 72W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 70W WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 65W LATE SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT W OF 70W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 12N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE 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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 57W SUN. 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. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL SINK SLOWLY S AND EXIT THE AREA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED ALONG 30N WED THROUGH SAT...THEN SLIDE EASTWARD IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE DEC 20 2011 .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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER NW PORTION LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL SUN...HIGHEST NW. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL SUN. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SAT AND 6 TO 8 FT SUN... EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING