000 FZNT23 KNHC 082109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES IN THE ATLC HAS SHIFTED FARTHER TO THE NE OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF N FLORIDA AND INTO THE SE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS. THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN ON EARLY SAT WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS BY SAT EVENING...THEN FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NICARAGUA BY SUN EVENING...AND THEN FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO WESTERN PANAMA BY MON EVENING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE BY TUE. MEANWHILE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM PUERTO RICO TO THE W-SW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND W CARIBBEAN WILL MEANDER IN THE AREA TONIGHT...THEN WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE SAT. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY WITHIN 30 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W TO 17.5N 65W... .TONIGHT...E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONTAL TROUGH. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .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 NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N77W TO 28N81W WITH HIGH PRES MOVING TO THE E OF 65W. SW FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE WATERS BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N69W TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT...THEN FROM 31N62W TO THE NORTH CENTRAL COAST OF HISPANIOLA BY EARLY SUN WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY BY MON. FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH MON THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN S OF 31N... WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND ROUND OF STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT MOVING OFF N FLORIDA LATE TUE THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 08 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 26N SUN AND MON... .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 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 SAT NIGHT. 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 SAT NIGHT...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 SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT SUN NIGHT. 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 SUN NIGHT...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...EXCEPT 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 SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE...EXCEPT 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 BECOMING NW 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF FRONT LATE. 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. .WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/DGS