000 FZNT23 KNHC 291454 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 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN THIS WEEKEND INCREASING TRADES ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW AND E WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N E OF 82W...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .MON...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N 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 13 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING FRONT FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL STALL TONIGHT THEN DRIFT W WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM BERMUDA TO SE BAHAMAS MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 74W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITHIN 120 NM NW OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 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 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON