000 FZNT23 KNHC 180304 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 17 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. AMZ089-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH NEAR 70W TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 74W MIDDAY SUNDAY AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 76W MON. FRONTAL TROUGH FROM HAITI TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME DIFFUSE SUNDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN TUE. HIGH PRESSURE NORTHWEST OF THE CARIBBEAN AREA WED AND THURSDAY. RIDGE WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC AREA EAST OF 60W THROUGH WED AND WEAKEN THU. $$ AMZ082-180930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 80W. SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-180930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-180930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. .MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-180930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 17N W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-180930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH 25N65W TO MONA PASSAGE TONIGHT WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW REACHING 31N65W TO HAITI SUNDAY NIGHT AND BE ABSORBED BY COLD FRONT MONDAY. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST SUNDAY NIGHT TO 31N75W TO 26N80W MIDDAY MON AND 31N70W TO 23N80W MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG FRONTAL TROUGH NORTH OF 25N TUESDAY WITH SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TUESDAY. COLD FRONT ALONG 31N65W TO NEAR 21N78W EARLY WED WITH THE BROAD TROUGH WEAKENING. WEAK FRONT OVER THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE AREA THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. $$ AMZ080-180930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT MON AND MON NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N TUE... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT MON. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT WITH MIXED SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...EARLY TUE N OF 25N W OF FIRST FRONT TO 77W W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. WINDS INCREASING N OF 25N E OF SECOND FRONT TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 KT...WINDS SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 35 KT W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W W WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 75W SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 75W AND 10 TO 15 FT E OF 75W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH MIXED SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .THU...W OF WEAKENING FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT E OF 75W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. E OF WEAKENING FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER LL