000 FZNT23 KNHC 130243 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM HISPANIOLA TO PANAMA. 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. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...BETWEEN 78W AND 85W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 18N AND 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...TO 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN. ELSEWHERE N OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W. .SUN...S OF 16N W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 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. .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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI. 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...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS DISSIPATING OVER FAR SW WATERS. HIGH PRES HAS BUILT IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A RIDGE ALONG 27N. ANOTHER COLD FRONT CLIPPING THE N PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH WED...MOVING E OF 65W BY WED NIGHT AND AS THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS SE. HIGH PRES REBUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT WED THROUGH FRI...WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING NEAR THE FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI THROUGH SAT...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF GALE FORCE WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WHICH SHIFTS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 23N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF 87W...3 TO 5 FT W OF 87W. .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 AND THU NIGHT...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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 28N W OF 77W SAT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS VERY LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT NE OF BAHAMAS LATE. N OF 26N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT. SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL