000 FZNT23 KNHC 261521 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON JAN 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES THROUGH THU. THE WINDS DIMINISH FRI AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT THEN E 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT TUE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 17N AND 3 TO 4 FT N OF 17N. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TUE. SEAS PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT FRI. N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF 67W TUE AND 8 TO 11 FT ENTIRE AREA WED. .THU...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 20N E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. FROM 10N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 10N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E WINDS 20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN PART WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT THEN CHANGE LITTLE BEFORE WEAKENING AND DRIFTING A LITTLE SOUTH IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT BEGINNING TUE NIGHT. SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST WED NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N78W TO 28N81W MIDDAY THU AND TO 31N75W TO FLORIDA KEYS THU NIGHT. FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN FRIDAY ALONG 31N72W TO NEAR HABANA CUBA MIDDAY FRI AND 31N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 26 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT...AND S 15 TO 20 KT N OF 28N W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT DURING FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LL