000 FZNT23 KNHC 092116 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TRADE WINDS INCREASE ACROSS CARIBBEAN AS ATLC RIDGE BUILDS. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN AND INTO NW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...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 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT TROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N57W TO SE BAHAMAS NEAR 22N75W. SECONDARY FRONT FROM 31N62W TO NW BAHAMAS NEAR 27N77W. THESE FRONTS WILL MERGE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE LATE SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND SECOND FRONT SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST LATE SUN AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO S CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY MON...FROM 31N71W TO 24N81W TUE...AND FROM 31N64W TO 22N74W WED. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 09 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE N OF 25N W OF 73W SAT. N OF 25N E OF 73W SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 69W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF STRONGER FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF STRONGER FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 29N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 30N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS T0 3 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR