000 FZNT23 KNHC 120305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO NEAR THE COSTA RICA PANAMA BORDER AND WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY E-SE TONIGHT 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 TO E AND DIMINISHING THU...WHILE EASTERLY TRADES INCREASE ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 83W. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. W OF 83W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 18N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 FT LATE. N OF 10N SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 82W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .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 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 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. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. 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. $$ AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT AND W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N 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. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N55W TO THE MONA PASSAGE AND WILL MOVE E-SE THROUGH TUE EVENING WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 28N E OF 63W WILL DIMINISH AND SHIFT NE OF 31N AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE AREA EARLY TUE THROUGH WED...MOVING E OF 65W BY WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS WED THROUGH FRI...WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING NEAR THE FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 11 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 28N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N THROUGHOUT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. .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