000 FZNT23 KNHC 280244 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE NW GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND FROM HISPANIOLA TO E HONDURAS SUN. $$ AMZ082-280930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO E TO SE WINDS 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ084-280930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT...FROM 10.5N TO 12.5N E OF 78W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 10.5N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT WITH NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT WITH NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-280930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING S OF 12.5N W OF 73W... .TONIGHT...S OF 12.5N W OF 73W NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT HIGHEST SEAS W OF 65W. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-280930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-280930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...RIDGE NORTH OF 25N WILL MOVE EAST IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST WED NIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W LATE THU...AND FROM 31N72W TO 23N80W LATE FRI AND STRENGTHEN THEN MOVE TO 26N65W TO HISPANIOLA LATE SAT AND SE OF AREA BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-280930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N W OF 78W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 75W AND S 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W INCREASING TO S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT. WINDS SHIFT TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. FROM 23N TO 28N SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WINDS 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. .FRI...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT AND GUSTY LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 28N 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 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT TO 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 76W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 76W. SE OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB