000 FZNT23 KNHC 061513 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED JAN 06 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. AMZ089-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW PREVAILS OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THU. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER FLORIDA AND THE BAHAMAS...WHILE TRADES INCREASE THROUGH FRI ACROSS MAINLY THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN S OF THE HIGH. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT...REACHING FROM SE CUBA TO WESTERN HONDURAS BY LATE SAT...AND FROM SW HAITI TO COSTA RICA BY LATE SUN. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TO NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND STALL AND DISSIPATE THU. $$ AMZ082-062130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-062130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .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 LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 80 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-062130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-062130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 06 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW N OF 19N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 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 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-062130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 06 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE. STRONG W TO NW WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT SWEEPS SE OF THE AREA THROUGH TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM S FLORIDA TO E OF THE BAHAMAS THU... AHEAD OF A SECOND FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY EARLY FRI MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY FRI NIGHT...AND FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY SUN. $$ AMZ080-062130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 06 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N FRI... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 25N 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 W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT E OF 70W...5 TO 7 FT W OF 70W EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .FRI...W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 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 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 76W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AL/CHRISTENSEN