000 FZNT23 KNHC 311507 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 SAT 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. AMZ089-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT 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 AND EXTEND FROM E CUBA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED. LARGE LONG PERIOD N SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE S ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS SUBSIDING SOME EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN INCREASING OVER WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-312130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF JAMAICA. TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT S OF YUCATAN PASSAGE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF JAMAICA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 120 NM SW OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-312130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 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. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W 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...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT EXCEPT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT N OF 12N W OF 82W MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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. $$ AMZ086-312130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N BETWEEN 62W AND 72W. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 14N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AND 20 TO 25 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-312130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL WED NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-312130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL DRIFT NW THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL OVERTAKE THE FRONTAL TROUGH AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA ON SUN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SUN NIGHT...MERGE WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA MON NIGHT...REACH FROM FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA TUE NIGHT...AND STALL OVER THE EXTREME SE WATERS LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-312130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF 79W MON NIGHT AND TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON....N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 73W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF NEW COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 24N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON AFTERNOON AND 30 TO 35 KT BETWEEN FRONT AND 79W MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 79W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT BAHAMA CHANNEL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 14 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED NIGHT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON