000 FZNT23 KNHC 050909 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE JAN 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SW HAITI TO NICARAGUA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS ACROSS THE FAR NW PART OF THE CARIBBEAN EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE. THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT E AND MERGE WITH THE STATIONARY FRONT WHILE REACHING FROM W HAITI TO PANAMA BY WED. TRADEWINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE SW N ATLANTIC IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD SURGE AFFECTING THE AREA. LONG PERIOD NW SWELLS ARE PROPAGATING S ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC. THE NW SWELLS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH WED BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF LONG PERIOD SWELL PROPAGATES INTO THE AREA ON WED NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT SHIFTS INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL EXTEND FROM W CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20 N AND BUILD TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. N OF 19N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 19N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .FRI...E TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...20 TO 25 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W FRI. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 15N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN N SWELL IN THE MONA AND ANEGADA PASSAGES. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W S OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WINDS BECOMING S TO SW N OF 20N W OF 60W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SW FAR NW PART BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 19N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 22N65W TO HISPANIOLA. A SURGE OF COLD AIR HAS SHIFTED OFF THE E COAST OF THE US...WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SHIFT E THROUGH WED NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL FROM 22N65W TO W HAITI. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BEHIND THE COLD SURGE ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL THU NIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING E AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE SE COAST OF THE US. THIS COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA FRI NIGHT AND 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N FRI... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS...5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 5 TO 9 FT W OF 75W...EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N NW TO N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...VARIABLE WINDS SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT E OF 72W...4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. ELSEWHERE FROM 22N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WITH NW SWELL. N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL