000
FZNT23 KNHC 101521
OFFNT3

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH 
ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 10 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.

AMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N 
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TRADEWINDS FLOW ACROSS FORECAST AREA 
THROUGH WED.  COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TUE 
AND INTO NW CARIBBEAN WED.

$$
AMZ082-102130-
NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN E SWELL.
 
$$
AMZ084-102130-
SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$
AMZ086-102130-
E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
FT...HIGHEST W PART. 
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$
AMZ087-102130-
TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...FROM 12N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S 
OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL.

$$
AMZ088-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT THROUGH 24N65W TO E CUBA MOVE EXIT AREA 
EARLY SUN.  SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST SUN NIGHT 
AND REACH FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W LATE MON.  FRONT SLOWS ACROSS SW 
N ATLC REACHING SE CORNER BY LATE WED.

$$
AMZ080-102130-
SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
7 FT. N OF 25N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 75W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 
AT 25 KT W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 
FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 28N
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN E 
SWELL.

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES