000 FZNT23 KNHC 232115 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 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. AMZ089-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS CONTINUES TO BLOW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLIGHTLY DIMINISH SAT THROUGH MON AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. NE SWELLS ARE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVER THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-240330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 18N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-240330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .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. .SUN NIGHT AND 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. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-240330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 6 FT E OF 70W. .TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-240330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL N OF 17N AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-240330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS THIS EVENING AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE SAT THEN STALL FROM 28N66W TO 28N80W SUN WHERE IT DISSIPATES. A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA MON THEN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT WILL MOVE E WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL MOVE BACK AND N OF AREA BY TUE. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION ON TUE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-240330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2011 .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR