000 FZNT23 KNHC 170855 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN JAN 17 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. AMZ089-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE WESTERN N ATLC WILL MOVE E INTO THE CENTRAL N ATLANTIC CAUSING THE TRADES TO DIMINISH TODAY AND MON. THIS DECREASE IN TRADES WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY BUILDS BACK ACROSS THE WESTERN N ATLANTIC ON TUE. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM WESTERN CUBA TO W HONDURAS WHERE IT WILL STALL TONIGHT BEFORE LIFTING NE THROUGH CUBA AND THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AS IT WEAKENS MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-171530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 82W 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT.N OF 17N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 YO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ084-171530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TODAY...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 12N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE WINDS NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT THU NIGHT. E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ086-171530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. .TUE...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-171530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 22N BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR N PART. .WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-171530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE SE U.S. COAST TODAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE OVER THE NE PORTION IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE SUN...FROM 29N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH A SHEAR LINE LINGERING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SHIFT E THROUGH THU AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT SHIFTS OFF THE FLORIDA COAST THU NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-171530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 74W TODAY... ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 80W TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 29N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS W OF FRONT AND WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. STRAITS OF FL S OF 25N W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 270 NM E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN MORNING AND SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N AND ELSEWHERE ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT W WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT IN EARLY DIMINISHING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW WELL. N OF 29N W OF FRONT TO 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 24N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .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 AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .WED...N OF 25N E OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N W OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 26N E OF 72W S TO SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF THE FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF 72W E TO SE WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N W OF 72W S TO SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...AND SHIFTING TO SW TO W BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 25N W OF 72W S TO SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER