000 FZNT23 KNHC 220309 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED JAN 21 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 18N74W TO 11N83W STALLS AND DISSIPATES THROUGH EARLY THU. A RIDGE BUILDS N OF THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT...THEN WEAKENS SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 83W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 83W. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT BY SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 80W...AND ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 80W TONIGHT AND THU. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N W OF 73W...INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO 20N73W CONTINUES E AND EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA LATE TONIGHT BEFORE STALLING FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA AS THE REMNANT FRONTAL TROUGH DRIFTS W BUT SLOWLY DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA COAST AND STALLS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA LATE SUN INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF THE FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SE OF THE FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN