000 FZNT23 KNHC 120908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE JAN 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO NEAR THE COSTA RICA/PANAMA BORDER. THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE LATE TODAY BUT A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONTAL TROUGH 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. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT WITH NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA AND JAMAICA. W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE... EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT...E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 18N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 8 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 71W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 71W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 21N65W TO 19N70W WILL MOVE E-SE THROUGH THIS EVENING WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT INTO EARLY WED...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE N PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE TODAY THROUGH WED...MOVING E OF 65W BY WED NIGHT. EXPECT FRESH TO STRONG WINDS EITHER SIDE OF FRONT AFFECTING THE AREA MAINLY N OF 28N. HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS THE WATERS WED THROUGH FRI...WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING NEAR THE FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI THROUGH SAT...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF GALE FORCE WINDS LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 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...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 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS LATE. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR