000 FZNT23 KNHC 051517 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW OVER THE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER S FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS...WHILE TRADES INCREASE THROUGH FRI ACROSS MAINLY THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN S OF THE HIGH PRES. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT...REACHING FROM SE CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS BY LATE SAT. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WED AND DISSIPATE THU FROM 22N60W TO PUERTO RICO. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 18N TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT WED. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 25N74W. STRONG W TO NW WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT SWEEPS SE OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM S FLORIDA TO E OF THE BAHAMAS THU...AHEAD OF A SECOND FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI NIGHT...AND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA BY SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N FRI... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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 EXCEPT 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 EXCEPT 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 EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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/CHRISTENSEN