000 FZNT23 KNHC 282125 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 WED DEC 28 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. AMZ089-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BE REINFORCED BY STRONGER HIGH PRES FRI THROUGH SUN RESULTING IN INCREASING TRADES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-290330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 82W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 19N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-290330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 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 5 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL FRI NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT SUN. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT SUN. .MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-290330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-290330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-290330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN WHILE RAPIDLY MOVING E REACHING FROM 29N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS THU WHERE IT WILL STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND SHIFTING E SUN AS A NEW COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS MON MORNING...THEN FROM 31N70W TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-290330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED DEC 28 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT... AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 74W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. N OF 23N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF 75W. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY