000 FZNT23 KNHC 270911 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 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA MAINTAINS MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES THROUGH THU. WINDS DIMINISH FRI AS A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN BY LATE FRI. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 20N76W TO GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR 16N88W SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG NE WINDS. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 19N SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 76W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 76W NE WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH E OF REGION MOVES E THROUGH LATE WEEK. COLD FRONT SURGES SE OF GEORGIA THU FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO 27N81W EARLY FRI...AND EXTENDS FROM 31N67W TO 21N77W SAT. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE W OF 75W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM N OF 28N E OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COHEN