000 FZNT23 KNHC 290910 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 THU DEC 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 29 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 LATE MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT . SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT 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 TO 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. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 14 FT FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SUN. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER TODAY AND THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THIS WEEKEND SHIFTING E SUN AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW PORTION. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON MORNING...THEN FROM BERMUDA TO THE SE BAHAMAS MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 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 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER DGS