000 FZNT23 KNHC 310217 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT 22N82W TO NE YUCATAN MOVES SE AND EXTENDS FROM E CUBA NEAR 20N78W TO BELIZE NEAR 17N88W BY MIDDAY SAT...BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING 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 WED. $$ AMZ082-310930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-310930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN..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 SUN. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ086-310930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 67W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 67W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-310930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 62W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SUN. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-310930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 24N80W MOVES SE AND EXTENDS FROM 25N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE SAT AND THEN MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ALONG 30N IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST MON NIGHT...EXTENDING FROM 31N66W TO E CUBA LATE TUE. FRONT WEAKENS FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE WED AS A REINFORCING FRONT SWEEPS OFF FLORIDA AND EXTENDS FROM 31N72W TO 24N80W BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-310930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 73W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 70W TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. S OF 27N 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 ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT TO 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28N E OF 73W SAT. WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 18 FT EXCEPT 6 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 NIGHT. 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 ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 8 TO 15 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION. .MON...N OF 25N 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 25N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF THE FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 15 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. 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. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST N OF 30N. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB