000 FZNT23 KNHC 152109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NORTHERN BELIZE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. FRONT WILL MOVE TO EAST CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS FRI NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN SUNDAY. BROAD TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE CARIBBEAN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW PART LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. STRONG RIDGE NORTH OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC THROUGH SATURDAY WILL WEAKEN SLIGHTLY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT W OF 83W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 83W. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT N OF 19N SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .TUE...NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH 10 FT E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES EAST OF PUERTO RICO. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT WITH 10 FT E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES EAST OF HISPANIOLA. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES E OF HISPANIOLA. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 60W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT WITH E SWELL. W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 22N79W. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE SE U.S. TONIGHT AND FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE FRI TO 27N65W TO EAST CUBA LATE FRI THEN BECOME DIFFUSE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY MON AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON AND TO 27N65W TO HAITI LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT FRI EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT OVER AND SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N WITHIN 400 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NW OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E OF 70W SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF 70W SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL