000 FZNT23 KNHC 111515 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON JAN 11 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. AMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL HISPANIOLA ARCHING SW TO NEAR THE COSTA RICO-PANAMA BORDER THIS MORNING AND WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY E-SE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE MEANDERING TOWARD THE NW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SW CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...FINALLY DISSIPATING THU NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED DUE TO A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT...WITH WINDS VEERING NE AND DIMINISHING THU...WHILE EASTERLY TRADES INCREASE ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-112130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 83W TONIGHT...AND TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 83W BY THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. $$ AMZ084-112130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT AND W OF 81W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST SE PORTIONS. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 TO 13 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 13 FT. N OF 10N SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. S OF 10N SE OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .WED...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED 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 11 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. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-112130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 72W. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-112130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. 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 E 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 AND FRI...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 E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SW N ATLC AND EXTENDED FROM 31N61W TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NEAR 19N69W THIS MORNING. FRONT WILL MOVE SE THROUGH TUE EVENING WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES HAS DEVELOPED BEHIND THE FRONT AND WAS NEAR NEAR 32N66W 1009 MB THIS MORNING...WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THIS LOW WILL SCRAPE E-NE ACROSS NE PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND EXIT TO THE NE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY TUE THROUGH WED...MOVING E OF 65W BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS WED THROUGH FRI...WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING NEAR THE FLORIDA COAST BY LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-112130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N BETWEEN E OF 73W... .THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 28 BETWEEN W OF 73W. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 74W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N BECOMING NE TO E THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...BECOMING NE TO E THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING