000 FZNT23 KNHC 171501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE ATLC WILL SHIFT E CAUSING THE TRADES TO DIMINISH TODAY INTO MON. A COLD FRONT IN THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM WESTERN CUBA TO SE OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TO 17N87W WILL BECOME STATIONARY LATER TODAY...THEN WILL DISSIPATE ON MON. HIGH PRES RAPIDLY BUILDS BACK OVER THE W ATLC ON TUE CAUSING THE TRADES TO INCREASE TUE THROUGH THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT THROUGH THU AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 84W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 80W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT WED. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT...THEN BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL WED. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 14N W OF 74W E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTION. .TUE...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 11 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 2O TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TUE...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 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 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EXTENDING FROM NEAR 30N81W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA. GALE FORCE WINDS N OF 29N AND IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL DIMINISH LATER TODAY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN WILL MOVE E OF 65W BY LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT MON NIGHT THROUGH WED. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W PORTION ON THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL SHIFT OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN JAN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N W OF 74W... ...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 80W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 80W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING SW TO W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 25N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT W OF 74W BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL LATE...AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 74W BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W LATE AND NW 15 TO 20 KT E OF 70W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W MON NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 KT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION. .WED...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W AND 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PORTION LATE. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY