000 FZNT23 KNHC 241507 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 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. AMZ089-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E TRADEWINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON BEFORE HIGH PRES TO THE N WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E....ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-242130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT TO 8 FT BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-242130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10.5N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST SE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SW PART. .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 10 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 7 TO 10 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. $$ AMZ086-242130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-242130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE WINDS NEAR 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 17N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N. $$ AMZ088-242130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N76W TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SINK SLOWLY SE AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N67W TO 29N81W THIS EVENING AND STALL. PORTION OF FRONT W OF 75W WILL LIFT N AND BECOME ILL DEFINED SUN WHILE E PORTION WEAKENS AS IT SINKS FURTHER S TO ALONG 27N65W BY SUN EVENING. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW PORTIONS MON MORNING AND MOVE S...REACHING FROM 29N65W TO 29N81W MON EVENING. W PORTION OF THIS FRONT WILL LIFT N AS WARM FRONT MON NIGHT AND TUE WHILE E PORTION SINKS S TO 25N65W BY TUE MORNING AS A THIRD STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO E GULF OF MEXICO. THIS THIRD FRONT WILL ENTER THE FAR NW PORTION EARLY TUE EVENING AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED EVENING. $$ AMZ080-242130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 30N LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N E OF 77W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E AND S OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT AND S OF 24N E OF 77W. .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 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 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 STRIPLING