000 FZNT23 KNHC 131530 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN TODAY...WITH WINDS VEERING NE TO E AND DIMINISHING THU WHILE EASTERLY TRADES INCREASE ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT. FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC AND THE NE CARIBBEAN. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE E-SE EXTENDING FROM 22N55W TO THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THU MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 84W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT N OF 20N 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 82W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT E OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. W OF 82W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 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. 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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... DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. 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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W. .FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W. .SUN...S OF 16N W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH BECOMING N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE AND INCREASING TO 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 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N65W TO NEAR 27N70W WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...THEN SLIDE ESE THROUGH SAT WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING OVER THE FAR W PORTION THROUGH THE PERIOD. A DEEPENING LOW PRES SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK NE INTO THE SE U.S. FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE SAT INTO SUN DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT OR EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 30N74W TO NW BAHAMAS AND TO S FLORIDA BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 13 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 72W LATE SAT INTO SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. 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 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT NE OF BAHAMAS LATE. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE...EXCEPT N OF 26N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 25 TO 35 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER RUBIO/AGUIRRE