000 FZNT23 KNHC 220927 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 THU DEC 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE TROPICS THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN SAT THROUGH MON. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 16N E OF 78W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS TODAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 19N. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 78W... .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 17 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY 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 12N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 16N W OF 73W... .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS TODAY. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N THROUGH MIDDAY FRI THEN SHIFT E AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS AROUND SUNSET FRI. THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN STALL SAT NIGHT FROM 29N65W TO NE FLORIDA. THE W PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N WITH LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT JUST N OF THE AREA ON SUN. AS THE LOW CONTINUES NE IT WILL DRAG A STRONGER COLD FRONT TO A LINE FROM BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS MON WITH THE FRONT STALLING E TO W ALONG 25N MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 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 NELSON