000 FZNT23 KNHC 150312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED JAN 14 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. AMZ089-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE WILL BE REINFORCED LATE THURSDAY AND EXTEND FROM EAST CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE FRIDAY AND FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO EAST HONDURAS LATE SATURDAY THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE SUNDAY. NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MONDAY. STRONG RIDGE NORTHEAST OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ AMZ082-150930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 .TONIGHT AND THU...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT W OF 83W. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT N OF 19N SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-150930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 11N W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-150930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT SEAS TO 12 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES EAST OF HISPANIOLA. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES EAST OF HISPANIOLA. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES EAST OF HISPANIOLA. $$ AMZ087-150930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT WITH E SWELL. W OF 60W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-150930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL BECOME STATIONARY THIS EVENING THEN BECOME REINFORCED THURSDAY NIGHT BUT REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT INTO SUN...AS A BROAD TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE EAST...MOVING TO ALONG 68W SOUTH OF 25N SUNDAY AND 72W SOUTH OF 25N MONDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST EARLY MONDAY AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO THE FLORIDA KEYS LATE MONDAY. $$ AMZ080-150930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 14 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU AND NORTHERLY WINDS 20 KT EARLY FRI AND 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT TO 4 TO 7 FT IN THE LEE OF THE BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT NEAR PUERTO RICO. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE EAST OF THE TROUGH. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N E OF NEW COLD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF NEW COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT IN THE LEE OF THE BAHAMAS. W OF NEW COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL