000 FZNT23 KNHC 090859 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 09 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. AMZ089-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES INTENSIFY ACROSS CARIBBEAN THIS WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-091530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-091530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-091530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-091530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ088-091530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO N CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA OVERTAKES WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT. HIGH PRES NEAR BERMUDA FOLLOWS FRONTS BY SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST BY SUN...EXTENDING FROM 31N73W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA BY EARLY MON...AND FROM 31N71W TO 24N81W TUE. $$ AMZ080-091530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TODAY...N OF 27N E OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF WEAKENING COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 73W AND W OF THE BAHAMAS. SE OF WEAKENING COLD FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE N OF 25N W OF 73W SAT. N OF 25N E OF 73W SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 69W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN...W OF STRONGER FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF STRONGER FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT....EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT....EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COHEN/CHRISTENSEN