000 FZNT23 KNHC 190906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON JAN 19 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. AMZ089-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO COLOMBIA WILL DRIFT WEST AND DISSIPATE ALONG 77W LATE MON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TUE AND MOVE TO CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN FROM MONA PASSAGE TO THE PANAMA CANAL MIDDAY WED. HIGH PRESSURE NW OF THE FRONT WILL EXTEND EASTWARD NORTH OF THE AREA THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-191530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 20N W OF 85W MON NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-191530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT AND TO 25 KT W OF 80W WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-191530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY...E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 69W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS W OF 69W N OF 16N 3 FT. SEAS W OF 69W S OF 16N 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS E OF 65W 5 TO 6 FT. SEAS BETWEEN 65W AND 71W 4 TO 5 FT. SEAS W OF 71W 2 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS E OF 65W 6 TO 7 FT. SEAS BETWEEN 65W AND 69W 5 TO 6 FT. SEAS N OF 17N W OF 71W 2 FT OR LESS. SEAS ELSEWHERE W OF 71W 3 TO 4 FT. SEAS ELSEWHERE 4 TO 5 FT. SEAS TO 9 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .WED AND THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 10 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 9 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-191530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU AND FRI. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-191530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TROUGH 31N60W TO HAITI STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE TONIGHT. FIRST COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 31N76W TO SOUTH FLORIDA MIDDAY MON AND 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT. FRONT WILL THEN LOSE IDENTITY TUE. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST MON NIGHT AND MOVE TO 31N75W TO 25N81W MIDDAY TUE AND 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT AND 28N65W TO MONA PASSAGE MIDDAY WED THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST PART THU. RIDGE WILL BE ALONG 28N THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-191530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF FIRST FRONT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS FROM 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 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 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF SECOND FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT. S OF 25N W OF 75W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT E OF 75W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .THU...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF 75W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER MT