000 FZNT23 KNHC 211450 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU JAN 21 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH TONIGHT. FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AND FRESH EASTERLY TRADES IN E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DIMINISH FRI AND SAT. SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE NW CARIBBEAN INCREASES AGAIN SAT NIGHT SPREADING E ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL ATLC SUN AND MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT INN E SWELL. W OF 84W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N E OF 77W THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE SAT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W E TO SE 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. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 21 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 15N W OF 70W THROUGH TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 21 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 13N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING O NW BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 17N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 21 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN ATLC WATERS THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST FRI MORNING WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT FRI. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE FRI...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES AGAIN OVER THE NW WATERS SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT WHICH MOVES OFFSHORE GEORGIA AROUND SUNRISE MON REACHING FROM 31N70W TO 23N78W LATE MON NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 21 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING AND 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 27W E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT FRI NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT E OF BAHAMAS EARLY FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 72W AND SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N W OF 72W. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON