000 FZNT23 KNHC 142106 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR NE TRADES TO DIMINISH SOME. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT FOLLOWED BY INCREASING NW WINDS. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL AS IT PASSES ACROSS W CUBA BY LATE SUN. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT IS OVER THE NW PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SAG SE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON WHILE DISSIPATING...AND AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN WATERS. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE AND SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS W OF 78W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 12N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. 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 AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 79W 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 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N W OF 66W. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N W OF 67W. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 7 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN 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. .TUE...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL N OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT BEFORE SHIFTING E OF THE AREA BY SAT NIGHT AS DEEPENING LOW PRES SYSTEM EMERGES OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN PRECEDED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS WITH POSSIBLE GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 30N75W TO W CUBA BY LATE SUN...FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE MON...AND FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 14 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N LATE SAT INTO EARLY MON... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART AND FAR W PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING W PART. .SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .MON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 75W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FAR W PART. S OF 24N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT E OF 73W...2 TO 4 FT W OF 73W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL