000 FZNT23 KNHC 200301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM JAMAICA TO PANAMA WILL DISSIPATE ALONG 80W TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE REACHING FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA LATE WED...THEN DISSIPATE FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA THU. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AND TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 20N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 84W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 84W. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N TO NE WINDS 10 KT WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT AND TO 20 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 80W WED NIGHT AND THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT AND TO 8 FT W OF 80W WED NIGHT AND THU. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 10 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 15N E OF 71W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 9 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 13N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND TO 10 FT ATLC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 9 FT ATLC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .WED NIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 19N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N73W TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL MOVE E TO 31N70W TO 23N80W LATE TONIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF SE UNITED STATES COAST TONIGHT TO 31N70W TO 23N80W LATE TUE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT FROM 30N65W TO 21N77W EARLY WED THEN BECOME DIFFUSE OVER THE SE PART OF THE AREA THU. A RIDGE WILL BE ALONG 28N BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT TONIGHT. WINDS DIMINISH TO NW 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT BUILDING 15 TO 20 FT E OF 76W TUE NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 23N SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE WED AND NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 FT E OF 75W. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. .THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT WITH SE SWELL. S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL