000 FZNT23 KNHC 180910 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN JAN 18 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. AMZ089-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON AND BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE AND EXTENDS FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA WED THEN DISSIPATES THU. $$ AMZ082-181530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TODAY...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-181530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-181530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TODAY THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND 8 TO 10 FT ATLANTIC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-181530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-181530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH 24N65W TO HAITI WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW TO 31N65W TO HAITI TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE MON. COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT ALONG 31N75W TO 27N80W MON AND 31N70W TO 23N80W MON NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TUE. THE COLD FRONT ALONG 31N75W TO 27N80W AND ALONG 31N65W TO E CUBA WED AND FROM 23N65W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THU. $$ AMZ080-181530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT MON AND MON NIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N TUE... .TODAY...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 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 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. 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...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 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W 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 DGS