000 FZNT23 KNHC 250859 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 SUN DEC 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 25 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 THU. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA THU. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING 9 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 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 N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT THU. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THU. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND THU...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL N OF 17N BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THU. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 30N65W TO 29N72W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO NE FLORIDA MON AND FROM 28N TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON NIGHT AND MOVES E OF THE AREA TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA WED AND WEAKENING FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING N 15 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 AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT E OF 70W. 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 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 24N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS