000 FZNT23 KNHC 210824 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED DEC 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY WASH OUT TODAY FROM 20N55W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S 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 THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN SUBSIDE AND BECOME MORE NE ON THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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. N OF 11N W OF 78W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 14N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 30N THROUGH THU NIGHT THEN SHIFT E IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO 31N81W SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED E SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON