000 FZNT23 KNHC 072047 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU JAN 07 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. AMZ089-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE FLOW OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS HIGH PRES MOVES FROM FLORIDA THROUGH THE BAHAMAS. E TRADE WINDS 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 THAT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT...REACHING FROM SE CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA SUN MORNING...FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO COSTA RICA MON MORNING...THEN STALLING FROM 20N62W TO THE MONA PASSAGE TO WESTERN PANAMA BY EARLY TUE. MEANWHILE A COLD FRONT NE OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-080330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BEHIND FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 11 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ084-080330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT W OF 80W SUN NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ086-080330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU JAN 07 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-080330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 07 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING E. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH 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. .MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT NW OF FRONT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-080330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 07 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM FLORIDA TO E OF THE BAHAMAS OVERNIGHT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY EARLY FRI MORNING. SW FLOW INCREASES TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N75W TO SOUTH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT NIGHT...AND FROM 31N60W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SUN MORNING. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF 25N MON INTO TUE. $$ AMZ080-080330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 07 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 74W. N OF 28N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT AND W OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT N OF 24N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FRONT S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 25 KT LATE... EXCEPT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE...AND 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/LEWITSKY