000 FZNT23 KNHC 260857 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 MON DEC 26 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. AMZ089-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E TRADES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TODAY...DIMINISHING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. NE TO E WINDS IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL INCREASE THU AND FRI AS A HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THE CENTRAL ATLC SPREADING INTO THE E CARIBBEAN LATE FRI. LARGE MIXED SWELL WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-261530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-261530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 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 4 TO 7 FT THU. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS E OF 80W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU. $$ AMZ086-261530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-261530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL LATE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL LATE. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL FRI. $$ AMZ088-261530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE TO 29N65W TO SE FLORIDA THIS EVENING THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA TUE MORNING. ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS TUE AFTERNOON EXTENDING FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA WED MORNING...THEN FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS WED EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. A THIRD AND WEAKER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-261530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT E OF 72W AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT E OF 70W. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 72W AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 72W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 24N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 27N AHEAD OF FRONT. WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...LOCALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND FRONT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS