000 FZNT23 KNHC 211508 AAA OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...UPDATED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 UPDATED AMZ082-086 FOR WARNING HEADLINE 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SAT WITH FRESH TO NEAR GALE FORCE TRADES ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE WATERS. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY THIS WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR THE AREA OF STRONGER WINDS TO BECOME CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. MEANWHILE LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 16N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 13 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT ...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 81W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 81W. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 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 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 16N W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT THROUGH SAT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT SUN. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL... EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 11N TO 13N. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N THROUGH THU NIGHT SHIFTING E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT...DISSIPATING AS IT STALLS FROM NEAR 31N74W TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N TO NE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. 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 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT AND BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY