000 FZNT23 KNHC 151511 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM JUST SE OF BERMUDA...SW TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND THEN THROUGH W CENTRAL CUBA THEN CONTINUES AS A WARM FRONT DRIFTING VERY SLOWLY W INTO GULF OF HONDURAS AND EXTREME NW CARIB...WILL MOVE LITTLE DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS REGION TO THE NORTH OF FRONT TODAY...WITH INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS N OF FRONT INTO NW CARIB. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES PERSISTING FROM THE TROPICAL ATLC ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIB WILL DIMINISH OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS AN INVERTED TROUGH CURRENTLY ALONG 53W MIGRATES WEST...REACHING THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT AND 66W BY LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE BASIN SUN INTO MON AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS TO THE NORTH. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 18N. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 7 FT N OF 21N. SE OF FRONT TO 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONTAL REMNANTS N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT W OF 83W AND 7 TO 10 FT E OF 83W. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT N OF 19N SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 81W 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...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE W OF 64W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 64W WINDS BECOMING NE 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT N OF 16N TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT SEAS TO 11 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES N OF 16N. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES N OF 16N. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 25 KT BEHIND TROUGH FRI AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF TROUGH AND E TO SE 15 KT BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 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. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO NW BAHAMAS AT 25N76.5W WILL SINK SLOWLY SE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE SE U.S. THE FRONT WILL THEN BECOME DIFFUSE INTO SUN AS A BROAD INVERTED TROUGH MOVES WESTWARD ACROSS THE EAST AND THEN CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY MON AND EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT...AND 20 TO 25 KT NW BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 21N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT W OF 74W N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 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 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 STRIPLING