000 FZNT23 KNHC 301515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT. FRONT EXTENDS FROM E CUBA NEAR 20N78W TO BELIZE NEAR 17N88W BY MIDDAY SAT...THEN STALLS AND DISSIPATES FROM HAITI TO NE HONDURAS BY MIDDAY SUN. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTERS NW CARIBBEAN EARLY TUE AND EXTENDS FROM E CUBA TO HONDURAS BY LATE TUE. $$ AMZ082-302130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SAT. .SUN...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-302130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-302130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 67W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-302130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 16N. $$ AMZ088-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 28N80W WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO 21N76W BY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL SURGE FROM 24N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE BY LATE SAT AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ALONG 30N IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST MON NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO E CUBA TUE. $$ AMZ080-302130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 70W TUE... .THIS AFTERNOON 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 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF FRONT SE TO S 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/CHRISTENSEN