000 FZNT23 KNHC 240855 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 SAT DEC 24 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. AMZ089-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E WINDS CONTINUES TO BLOW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SLIGHTLY DIMINISH SUN THROUGH MON AS PRES GRADIENT RELAXES. NE SWELLS ARE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE ATLC PASSAGES. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-241530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-241530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 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 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 9 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. $$ AMZ086-241530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-241530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-241530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N79W TO 29N81W WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TODAY THEN STALL FROM 28N66W TO 28N80W SUN WHERE IT DISSIPATES. A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS LATE SUN REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA MON THEN FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON NIGHT. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF FRONT WILL MOVE E WHILE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL MOVE BACK AND N OF AREA BY TUE. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION ON TUE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-241530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N SHIFTING NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 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 DGS