000 FZNT23 KNHC 112119 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN HISPANIOLA ARCHING SW TO NEAR THE COSTA RICO PANAMA BORDER 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 SAT. $$ AMZ082-120330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 83W AND TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF 83W LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. .SAT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-120330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING W OF COLD FRONT THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. 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 AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-120330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 72W. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-120330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 . 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 AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT WED NIGHT. 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. .SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-120330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N60W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA AND WILL MOVE SE THROUGH TUE EVENING WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. A WEAK 1008 MB AREA OF LOW PRES HAS DEVELOPED BEHIND THE FRONT JUST NORTH OF THE AREA NEAR 32N61W WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS. GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THIS LOW WILL SCRAPE E-NE N OF 28N... DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN GALE FORCE BY LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY TUE THROUGH WED...MOVING E OF 65W BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS WED THROUGH FRI...WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING NEAR THE FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-120330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 68W THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT NW OF FRONT LATE AND W TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF 74W AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 74W. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT LATE. .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 AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF 24N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT OUTSIDE BAHAMAS LATE. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY