000 FZNT23 KNHC 150858 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU JAN 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WINDS INCREASE N OF A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS...AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN AND TROP N ATLC AS AN INVERTED TROUGH MIGRATES EAST...REACHING 62W TONIGHT AND 68W BY LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH ACROSS THE BASIN SUN INTO MON AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS TO THE NORTH. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TODAY...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT W OF 83W. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT N OF 19N SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 15 TO 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 THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES N OF 17N. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TODAY 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...N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 22N77W. WINDS INCREASE W OF THE FRONT LATE TODAY THROUGH SAT AS REINFORCING HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE STATES. THE FRONT BECOMES DIFFUSE INTO SUN AS A BROAD TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE EAST...MOVING TO 68W SOUTH OF 25N SUN AND 72W SOUTH OF 25N MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY MON AND EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 74W N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 21N...AND 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E OF 75W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NW OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN