000 FZNT23 KNHC 070256 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN SHOULD RETREAT WED...AS A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE GULF REACHES THE YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY THU AND STALLS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN N OF 20N EARLY FRI. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY MIGRATE EAST FROM FRI TO SUN...WITH AN ENHANCED PRES GRADIENT CAUSING INCREASING TRADES ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF 18N E OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT S OF 17N E OF 82W. FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 20N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BY LATE WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SAT. .SUN...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT. .SUN...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. SE OF FRONT N OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NE. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 29N MIGRATES E WED AND THU. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE U.S. COAST EARLY WED AFTERNOON AND EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W WED EVENING AND 31N65W TO 21N77W THU EVENING. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHWEST WATERS N OF 30N THU EVENING AND EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO 28N81W BY FRI MORNING. THE SECONDARY FRONT MERGES WITH THE PRIMARY FRONT LATER MON...WITH THE CONSOLIDATED FRONT LYING FROM 23N65W TO SE CUBA LATE FRI AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING IN THE SAME POSITION BY LATE SAT. A THIRD COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN WATERS AND SPREADS FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA N OF 28N SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 06 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N WED AND THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR NW PART LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 29N WITHIN 180 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N WITHIN 400 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 150 NM OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT N OF 29N NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 73W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 29N W OF 72W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N 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 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER