000 FZNT23 KNHC 300920 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM HISPANIOLA TO BELIZE LATE SAT FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS. FRONT DISSIPATES SUN. STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN EARLY TUE AND EXTENDS FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL S OF 18N...2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SAT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 11 TO 14 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH TUE...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE E OF 65W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 67W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 17N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 16N...6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 29N80W REACHES FROM 31N67W TO 21N77W LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA LATE SAT AND MOVES SE OF AREA LATE SUN. A RIDGE WILL SHIFT E ALONG 30N IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST MON NIGHT EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO E CUBA TUE. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 70W TUE... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW AND N SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 24N W OF 74W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 24N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT W OF THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FT N OF 30N LATE. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COHEN