000 FZNT23 KNHC 052051 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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...AND FROM SW HAITI TO SOUTHERN NICARAGUA BY LATE SUN. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WED AND DISSIPATE THU FROM 22N60W TO PUERTO RICO. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 18N TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 18N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...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. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 15N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N65W TO 24N74W. STRONG W TO NW WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT SWEEPS SE OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM S FLORIDA TO E OF THE BAHAMAS THU...AHEAD OF A SECOND FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI NIGHT...AND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 05 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N FRI... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN... .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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...VARIABLE WINDS SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 73W. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .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 7 TO 9 FT 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 WINDS 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. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/LEWITSKY