000 FZNT23 KNHC 202128 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN...MERGING WITH THE REMNANTS OF A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT. THE MERGED FRONT EXTENDS FROM HISPANIOLA TO 12N82W BY LATE WED THEN DISSIPATES FROM HISPANIOLA TO PANAMA THU. A RIDGE BUILDS N OF THE AREA THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-210330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 80W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 20N W OF 80W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT FRI SAT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-210330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-210330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 64W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLC PASSAGES. W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-210330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-210330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N67W TO NW CUBA CONTINUES E TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT FROM 31N73W TO FLORIDA STRAITS MOVES RAPIDLY E AND OVERTAKES THE FIRST FRONT ALONG POSITION FROM BERMUDA TO SE CUBA WED...THEN STALLS OVER THE SE WATERS THU. A RIDGE BUILDS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST ALONG 28N IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SAT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ080-210330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT BUILDING 12 TO 18 FT E OF 76W TONIGHT. FROM 23N TO 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 ALONG FRONT. .WED...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 11 TO 17 FT N OF 27N. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE THU. 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 E TO 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 6 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 AND SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN