000 FZNT23 KNHC 150902 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT LIES FROM 22N55W THROUGH SW PUERTO RICO TO 17N70W. HIGH PRES N OF THE FRONT N WILL SHIFT SE ALLOWING STRONG NE TRADES TO DIMINISH TO FRESH ON SUN. THE FRONT WILL MEANDER OVER THE NE CARIBBEAN WHILE DISSIPATING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT PASSES ACROSS W CUBA SUN AND STALL FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS SUN NIGHT. EASTERLY TRADES RETURN ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE AND S OF 17N E OF 82W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W 8 TO 10 FT. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE AND SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 10 FT S OF 18N E OF 82W IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 80W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. W OF 80W N OF 10N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 80W S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY W OF 80W. .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. SCATTERED SHOWERS PRIMARILY N OF 16N. .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. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE AND S OF 15N W OF 73W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE...4 TO 6 FT E OF 70W...AND 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 16N W OF 64W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...1027 MB HIGH PRES NEAR 31N72W WILL SHIFTING E OF AREA SAT NIGHT AS DEEPENING LOW PRES SYSTEM EMERGES OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE INCREASING PRES GRADIENT WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N74W TO W CUBA BY LATE SUN...FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE MON...AND FROM 25N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 15 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 78W LATE SAT INTO EARLY SUN... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 29N W OF 78W INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 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 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 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 SCHAUER