000 FZNT23 KNHC 231527 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 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. AMZ089-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG PRES GRADIENT PERSIST ACROSS TROPICS THROUGH FRI WEAKENING SAT THROUGH MON. LARGE N SWELLS PROPAGATING INTO TROPICAL N ATLC AND THROUGH NE CARIBBEAN PASSAGES THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-232130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-232130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 78W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 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 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 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 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. $$ AMZ086-232130- WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 73W E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT E OF 70W. .TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-232130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...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 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. $$ AMZ088-232130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS TONIGHT EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN STALL FROM 28N66W TO 27N80W SUN WHERE IT DISSIPATES. SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W EARLY MON THEN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE MON. NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT MOVE E WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION STALLS ALONG 24N BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-232130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 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 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SHIFTING NE 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 24N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO 20 KT LATE THEN NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES