000 FZNT23 KNHC 080908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES OVER S FLORIDA AND THE NW BAHAMAS HAS BEGUN TO SHIFT E INTO THE SW N ATLC...AND WILL SLIDE E ALONG 26/27N THROUGH SAT...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE N WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT THAT ENTERS THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT...REACHING FROM SE CUBA TO THE NE HONDURAN NICARAGUAN BORDER SUN MORNING...THEN FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO COSTA RICA MON MORNING...THEN STALLING FROM 20N62W TO THE MONA PASSAGE TO WESTERN PANAMA BY EARLY TUE. MEANWHILE AN OLD COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL ATLC SW ACROSS PUERTO RICO AND THEN W-SW ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN FURTHER...THEN BEGIN TO DISSIPATE SAT AS REMNANTS BEGIN TO LIFT NW. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL W OF FRONT LATE. 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 IN N SWELL. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 70W. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 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 9 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. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS NW BAHAMAS WILL SLIDE E ALONG 26/27N TODAY...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST THIS MORNING. SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N72W TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN FROM 31N66W TO SE CUBA SAT NIGHT...THEN FROM 28N65W TO THE NORTH CENTRAL COAST OF HISPANIOLA BY SUN AFTERNOON. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD DOWN S OF 31N MON THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N E OF 74W. 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...NW OF FRONT AND W OF 76W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW 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 STRIPLING