000 FZNT23 KNHC 091456 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY THIS MORNING WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS THIS EVENING...THEN FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N82W BY SUN EVENING... WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY. A REINFORCING PUSH WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO MOVE TO A POSITION FROM HISPANIOLA TO THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 11N80W BY MON EVENING. MEANWHILE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM PUERTO RICO TO THE N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THEN NE OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE TODAY OVER THE FORECAST AREA. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. 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 15 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 ISOLATED 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 82W 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. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY WITHIN 10 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.4N 62.1W TO 17.0N 65.5W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS W OF FRONT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT NW OF FRONT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 NE TO 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 BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. 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. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N69W TO W CUBA WILL MOVE TO 31N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING. A WEAK LOW PRES...1011 MB NEAR 31N70W...IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SUN EVENING. THE LOW PRES WILL MOVE NE ALLOWING THE TRAILING COLD FRONT TO REACH THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA AND HISPANIOLA MON EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SW N ATLC TUE WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT TUE...THEN DIMINISHING WED AS HIGH PRES RETURNS. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT BEHIND FRONT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT N OF 28N. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 T0 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N E OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 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 GR/DGS