000 FZNT23 KNHC 221500 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE TROPICS THROUGH FRI...GRADUALLY WEAKENING SAT THROUGH MON. LARGE NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE SOUTHWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 16N E OF 78W... .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 18N TONIGHT...AND GULF OF HONDURAS FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT S OF 18N E OF 83W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 19N. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 6 TO 11 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 16N W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 16N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT FRI AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S CENTRAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST FROM 15N TO 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 11N. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N THROUGH MIDDAY FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS FRI NIGHT REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA LATE SAT...THEN STALLING FROM 28N65W TO 28N73W SUN WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. ANOTHER AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON MORNING...THEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 14 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 TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. 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. 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 W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE...AND BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 NEAR FRONT. .MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY