000 FZNT23 KNHC 080300 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED JAN 07 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. AMZ089-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL CONTINUE TO EXTEND INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CARIBBEAN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A COLD FRONT REACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT SHOULD SETTLE INTO THE FAR NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN SEA N OF 20N BY FRI MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY MIGRATE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE SOUTHWEST ATLC AS THE STATIONARY FRONT DISSIPATES SAT AND KEEP ENHANCED TRADES OVER THE CARIBBEAN FROM THE WEEKEND THROUGH MON. $$ AMZ082-080930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-080930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-080930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT E OF 70W SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AREA WIDE W OF 70W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 70W. .MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-080930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT NORTH PART AND 6 TO 8 FT FAR S. $$ AMZ088-080930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO 24N81W TONIGHT SHOULD REACH FROM 31N69W TO 24N80W BY THU MORNING...31N66W TO 23N80W THU EVENING...AND FROM 25N65W TO 22N77W LATE FRI BEFORE GRADUALLY DISSIPATING SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SUN MORNING AND EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W SUN AFTERNOON...FROM 31N68W TO 24N81W MON MORNING...AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM 31N68W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA MON EVENING. $$ AMZ080-080930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT EARLY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 KT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AND BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/CHRISTENSEN