000 FZNT23 KNHC 200312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 19 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. AMZ089-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES THROUGH THU IN THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW SETTING UP OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN. THE TRADES AND SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DIMINISH ON FRI AND SAT AS THE HIGH TO THE N WEAKENS AND A COLD FRONT MOVES SE THROUGH THE SW N ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ082-200930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W LATE SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 80W AND 8 TO 10 FT E OF 80W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE SAT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-200930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 15N THIS AFTERNOON. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 72W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT WED AND THU. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT WED NIGHT AND THU. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED AND THU. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-200930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY N OF 15N. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 18N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 18N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 25N65W TO THE NORTH COAST OF HAITI WILL STALL OUT TONIGHT AND WILL DISSIPATE BY WED. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS FRI REACHING FROM 30N70W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS FRI EVENING THEN FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS EARLY SAT AND FROM 22N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE BY SAT EVENING. $$ AMZ080-200930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 19 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N E OF FRONT FRI... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 73W NW TO N 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 25N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W WINDS 10 KT N OF 28N W OF 76W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE THU NIGHT. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 14 FT LATE. N OF 25N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF 78W AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF 78W. S OF 25W W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE PART. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR