000 FZNT23 KNHC 020907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT JAN 02 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. AMZ089-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW PART OF THE CARIBBEAN WILL STALL FROM SW HAITI TO W HONDURAS SUN. COLD AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE SUN INTO MON REINFORCING THE STALLING FRONT AND PRODUCING AN INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS. LARGE AND LONG PERIOD NW SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE ACROSS THE ATLC WATERS E OF THE LESSER ANTILLES AND INTO THE EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES TONIGHT THROUGH SUN WITH NEW SET OF LARGE SWELLS ARRIVING MON. $$ AMZ082-021530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-021530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 AND WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED. $$ AMZ086-021530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 15N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-021530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. FROM 13N TO 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E SUN NIGHT. 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 17N 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...BECOMING S TO SW N OF 19N W OF 60W LATE. 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. .WED...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW FAR NW PART...BECOMING N WINDS 10 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-021530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO W CENTRAL CUBA. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT TO A POSITION FROM 27N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT AND STALL FROM 21N65W TO W HAITI SUN THROUGH TUE. REINFORCING COLD AIR PUSHES OFF SE U.S. COAST MON FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS ACROSS THE N PART OF THE AREA MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS MON NIGHT...FROM 28N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS TUE...AND FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA WED. $$ AMZ080-021530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT E OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT WITH NW SWELL. W OF FRONT W OF BAHAMAS N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 77W. FROM 23N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 77W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SE OF LINE 23N65W TO 20N71W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SE OF LINE 24N65W TO 20N70W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 25N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 73W AND 5 TO 9 FT W OF 73W...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W TO NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL