000 FZNT23 KNHC 212129 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 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. AMZ089-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-220330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 16N E OF 78W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E OF 83W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SQUALLS S OF 18N E OF 83W THROUGH THU. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N AND 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 16N E OF 82W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-220330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 79W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 17N W OF 71W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT. N OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KT IN SQUALLS. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 14N THROUGH THU. SCATTERED SQUALLS ELSEWHERE THROUGH THU. .FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT THROUGH SAT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT SUN. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 69W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SW...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT E OF 65W. $$ AMZ087-220330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KT IN SQUALLS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL... EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT S OF 12N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. SCATTERED SQUALLS FROM 15N TO 19N. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 09N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N THROUGH THU NIGHT SHIFTING E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT...DISSIPATING AS IT STALLS FROM NEAR 31N74W TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS SUN...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA LATE SUN...AND THEN FROM BERMUDA TO SE FLORIDA MON. $$ AMZ080-220330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 21 2011 .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 AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST N. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING