000 FZNT23 KNHC 262055 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE...DIMINISHING WED AND THU...THEN RETURNING FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT AS HIGH PRES REBUILDS OVER THE SW N ATLC. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELL WILL PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC WED THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .TUE THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT... THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. 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 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 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 4 TO 7 FT THU. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E 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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL WED NIGHT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 2O TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM BERMUDA TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION TUE NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N71W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED MORNING...STALLING FROM 30N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU MORNING WHERE IT WILL LINGER AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FROM 23N TO 25N E OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT ...AND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 73W WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 73W. FROM 22N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N...AND NE TO E WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT E OF 73W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY