000 FZNT23 KNHC 110259 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW-LEVEL RIDGE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA SHOULD KEEP FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSING THE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH TUE SHOULD REACH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE AFTERNOON AND SHOULD LIE FROM 21N77W TO 17N88W WED MORNING... WHERE IT WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. THE FRONT SHOULD RESUME MOVING THU...WITH THE FRONT LYING FROM 21N79W TO 16N87W THU EVENING. $$ AMZ082-110930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 20N LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 79W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE WED. SEA 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE WED. NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N LATE THU. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N E OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-110930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT AREA WIDE WED. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL MON SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT BY LATE WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT WED. .THU...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 82W LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-110930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE TO E WIND WAVES W OF 68W AND 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-110930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...FROM 12N TO 20N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 14N E OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NE PART. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT N HALF AND 5 TO 8 FT S HALF. $$ AMZ088-110930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE JUST NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC SUN...AS A COLD FRONT EMERGES FROM THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST SUN EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD LIE FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W MON MORNING AND STALL FROM 31N68W TO 26N80W MON EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD BRIEFLY LIFT NORTHWEST AS A WARM FRONT MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUE...STRETCHING FROM 31N78W TO 26N80W TUE MORNING AND THEN PUSH E AGAIN AS A COLD FRONT BY TUE EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO 23N80W TUE EVENING AND STALL 29N65W TO 21N77W WED EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD THEN LIFT NORTHWEST AS A WARM FRONT AND LIE FROM 30N65W TO 22N78W LATE THU. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-110930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 74W AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W. ELSEWHERE E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF 22N BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N AND SE TO S N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST SE PART AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 28N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 28N. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 22N AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF 74W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 28N SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 75W LATE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 26N...4 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE NE OF BAHAMAS ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N W OF 76W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 76W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W BECOMING 4 TO 7 FT AREA WIDE LATE. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN