000 FZNT23 KNHC 251528 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 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E TRADEWINDS CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF CARIBBEAN SEA THROUGH MON WHEN ATLC HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E ALLOWING TRADEWINDS TO DIMINISH BY THU. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 TO 9 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 NE 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. 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 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 FT THU. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 15N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 15N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT THU. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 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 TO 12 FT THU. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 29N65W TO 29N70W TO 30N80W DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW PART OF AREA TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO NE FLORIDA MON AND FROM 27N65W TO SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT THEN E OF AREA TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO FAR NW PART OF AREA TUE NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO S FLORIDA WED AND WEAKENING FROM 31N65W TO NW BAHAMAS THU. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 TONIGHT. 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 EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT E OF 72W AND E AT 15 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 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 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 24N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 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 20 TO 25 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 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 WALLY BARNES