000 FZNT23 KNHC 140906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU JAN 14 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. AMZ089-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS PARTS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY BEHIND A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM WESTERN PUERTO RICO TO THE SW CARIBBEAN NEAR 10N82W. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO VEER NE TO E AND DIMINISHING AS THE DAY WEARS ON WHILE EASTERLY TRADES INCREASE ACROSS THE S AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TODAY THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT IS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. THE FRONT WILL SAG SE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ AMZ082-141530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 18N E OF 82W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THEN SHIFTING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-141530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-141530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL W OF 70W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL W OF 68W. .SUN AND MON...S OF 16N W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-141530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 17N AND 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL S OF 17N. .SUN...N OF 18N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-141530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA... THEN SLIDE ESE THROUGH SAT WITH RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING OVER THE FAR W PORTION THROUGH THE PERIOD. A DEEPENING LOW PRES SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK NE INTO THE SE U.S. FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE SAT INTO SUN DRAGGING A STRONG COLD FRONT OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 30N75W TO THE FLORIDA STRAITS BY LATE SUN...AND FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA MON MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF FRONT LATE SAT THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-141530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N W OF 72W LATE SAT THROUGH SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 72W 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 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 26N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 28N 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. .MON...N OF 25N W OF FRONT TO 74W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W LATE AND 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR