000 FZNT23 KNHC 100907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN JAN 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA WILL REACH FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 11N81W THIS EVENING...THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY FROM E DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO 11N80W MON EVENING. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY TUE. STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE NLY WINDS ARE BLOWING IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED DUE TO A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT...THEN WILL DIMINISH THU WITH EASTERLY TRADES INCREASING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY...N OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .MON AND MON NIGHT... W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. .TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. .WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE AND E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO 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 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 70W. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 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. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...ATLC COLD FRONT EXTENDS 31N63W TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND EASTERN CUBA. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES...1009 MB NEAR 30N67W...IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY LATE TODAY. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE NE AND OUT OF AREA TO NEAR 32N60W WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT INTO EARLY WED...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE N PORTION OF THE AREA LATE TUE THROUGH WED...MOVING E OF 65W BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS WED THROUGH THU. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 10 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W 72W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT N OF 28N E OF 74W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT N OF 28N E OF 74W TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...N OF 27N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N E OF 76W. .THU...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF 73W. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR