000 FZNT23 KNHC 162127 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI JAN 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM EAST CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DRIFT SE TO A LINE FROM HAITI TO EAST HONDURAS SAT AND BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN BECOMING DIFFUSE SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON AND TUE BECOMING DIFFUSE TUESDAY. A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG 65W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE WEST TO 70W EARLY SUNDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE NEAR 75W MONDAY. RIDGE NORTH OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AREA EAST OF 60W THROUGH SUNDAY WILL EXTEND WEST TO 65W MONDAY. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT W OF 82W AND 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN THE FRONT AND 82W. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 KT LATE SUN AND N TO NE WINDS 10 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .TUE AND WED...E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 AND TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ALL ATLANTIC PASSAGES EAST OF PUERTO RICO. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY E WINDS 20 KT E OF 65W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 65W AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 65W EXCEPT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 65W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 65W EXCEPT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 15N E OF 60W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE EASTERLY WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. .WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WITH E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...FRONT FROM 31N63W TO EAST CUBA WILL DRIFT SE TO 22N65W TO NEAR 19N70W SAT NIGHT THEN WEAKEN. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SUNDAY NIGHT TO 31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA MONDAY AND 30N65W TO EAST CUBA MIDDAY TUESDAY AND 27N65W TO HAITI MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BAHAMAS AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY NE WINDS 25 KT BAHAMAS. WINDS DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL MIXED WITH E SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N WITHIN 400 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT MON. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WINDS 15 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT SW OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL