000 FZNT23 KNHC 310926 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 FRI DEC 31 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. AMZ089-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON...REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA TO THE CENTRAL SW CARIBBEAN WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING SOME NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-311530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...EXCEPT N OF 19N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 17N 4 TO 6 FT. BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT E OF FRONT 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-311530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 79W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART. .MON...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N W OF 82W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-311530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N E OF 68W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE E OF 72W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 15N W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-311530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS .SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-311530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NW BAHAMAS WILL SLOWLY LIFT N WHILE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS TODAY...TO NE OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W MON MORNING...FROM 31N67W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE MORNING THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE WATERS TUE NIGHT INTO WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OFFSHORE BEHIND THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS DIMINISH TUE INTO WED AS THE HIGH SETTLES IN OVER THE FAR NW PORTION. LARGE N SWELLS LINGER IN THE E PORTION WED. $$ AMZ080-311530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF 78W TUE... .TODAY....N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 68W SE TO S. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 71W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 30N S TO SW INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E OF 76W AND BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 30N. S OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E OF FRONT E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 74W 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 23N BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N...AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 13 TO 21 FT. N OF 28N W OF 78W FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 24N S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT LATE... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 15 FT LATE...AND 6 TO 10 FT W OF 76W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS... HIGHEST N OF 23N...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE