000 FZNT23 KNHC 200850 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE JAN 20 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. AMZ089-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...SFC TROUGH FROM JAMAICA TO PANAMA DISSIPATES ALONG 80W TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM HISPANIOLA TO 12N82W LATE WED...THEN DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO PANAMA THU. RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-201530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 84W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 84W. E OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-201530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT 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...EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 80W WED NIGHT AND THU. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT....7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-201530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TODAY...E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 17N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. .TONIGHT AND WED...E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AND TO 10 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 65W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S OF 15N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 9 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AND TO 10 FT ATLC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 9 FT EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-201530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .WED AND 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 13 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 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-201530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N70W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA MOVES E 15 KT. STRONGER COLD FRONT 31N79W TO E-CENTRAL FLORIDA SWEEPS RAPIDLY E AND OVERTAKES FIRST FRONT ALONG 31N70W TO 23N80W THIS EVENING WITH GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 27N AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE WED AND WEAKENS FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA LATE THU. A RIDGE WILL BE ALONG 28N BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-201530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...SHIFTING TO W TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT BUILDING 12 TO 20 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N 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 W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 11 TO 18 FT N OF 27N. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT IN MIXED SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THU. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 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...EXCEPT TO 8 FT E OF 70W. 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 E 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 COBB