000 FZNT23 KNHC 092125 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 23N82W TO 16N89W IN THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE SE TONIGHT WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE CUBA TO NEAR THE NICARAGUAN HONDURAN BORDER BY EARLY SUN...THEN FROM SOUTHERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO COSTA RICA BY EARLY MON...AND THEN FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO PANAMA BY EARLY TUE WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED DUE TO A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT. $$ AMZ082-100330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-100330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 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 AND MON NIGHT...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. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E 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 NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY WITHIN 10 NM EITHER SIDE OF LINE FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.4N 62.1W TO 17.0N 65.5W... .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 67W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .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 AND MON NIGHT...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. .THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 31N61W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY SUN. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES...1012 MB NEAR 29N72W...IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ON SUN. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NE ALLOWING THE TRAILING COLD FRONT TO REACH THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA AND TO THE MONA PASSAGE BY MON NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SW N ATLC TUE WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT TUE...THEN DIMINISHING WED THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES RETURNS. $$ AMZ080-100330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT JAN 09 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL 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 IN NW SWELL 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 IN N SWELL 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 AND MON NIGHT...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. .THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER JRL/DGS