000 FZNT23 KNHC 010901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA 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. AMZ089-010915- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE EASTERN CUBA TO BELIZE SAT MORNING...AND WILL STALL FROM WESTERN HAITI TO WESTERN HONDURAS SAT AFTERNOON. LARGE LONG PERIOD NORTHERLY SWELL WILL PROPAGATE THROUGH THE WATERS E OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND INTO THE EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES THROUGH TONIGHT...DECAYING SAT AND SUN...WITH A NEW SET OF LARGE SWELLS ARRIVING BY MON. $$ AMZ082-010915- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-010915- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. .TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-010915- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES FRI. .SUN...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-010915- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW TO W W OF 60W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. .SUN...N OF 20N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 13N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-010915- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO WESTERN CUBA BY THIS EVENING...AND FROM 31N64W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SAT MORNING...THEN FROM 24N65W TO WESTERN HAITI BY SAT EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL THROUGH TUE. REINFORCING COLD AIR PUSHES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST MON...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS ACROSS THE AREA MON INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-010915- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TODAY...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 26N TO 70W 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NW SWELL AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 23 TO 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 70W AND 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT N OF 22N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF 77W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E OF 77W W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SE OF LINE 24N68W TO 20N70W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL