000 FZNT23 KNHC 230858 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 FRI DEC 23 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. AMZ089-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...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. $$ AMZ082-231530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 19N. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-231530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 78W... .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 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. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 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 7 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. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-231530- WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD 430 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 73W... .TODAY...S OF 15N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF 70W. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT W OF 70W...AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-231530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-231530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ALONG 31N WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TONIGHT EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA SAT EVENING...THEN STALLING FROM 28N65W TO 28N73W SUN WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE. ANOTHER AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS MON MORNING... THEN FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE SE WHILE THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL STALL ALONG 24N BY TUE. $$ AMZ080-231530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 S TO SW WINDS 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. .TUE...N OF 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS