000 FZNT23 KNHC 081518 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU JAN 08 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. AMZ089-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL FROM NEAR COZUMEL TO WESTERN CUBA TO NW BAHAMAS TO 31N72W...WILL SINK SLOWLY S TO 19N BY FRI AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN THEN DISSIPATE MON. $$ AMZ082-082130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 5 LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-082130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 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...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-082130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-082130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-082130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N71W TO NW BAHAMAS TO W CUBA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST SE AND REACH 31N68W TO NW CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING...AND 31N62W TO SE BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING...AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM SE BAHAMAS INTO CENTRAL ATLC E OF 55W SAT THROUGH SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TO W TIP OF CUBA SUN MORNING... THEN DISSIPATE FROM 31N62W TO NW BAHAMAS MON. $$ AMZ080-082130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 08 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT N OF 29N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 KT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE 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. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 25N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 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 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING