000 FZNT23 KNHC 220858 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 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA THROUGH SAT. FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AND FRESH EASTERLY TRADES IN E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DIMINISH SAT. SLY 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 AND EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY TUE MORNING. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TODAY THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TODAY 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. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH 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 9 FT WITH E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE MON. 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. .TUE...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 9 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 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT W OF 68W AND 4 TO 6 FT E OF 68W EXCEPT 8 FT ACROSS THE ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 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. .TUE...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE N WATERS TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE GEORGIA COAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS INCREASING TO GALE FORCE JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATER TODAY. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE FRI...AND MOVE SE OF AREA SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES AGAIN OVER THE NW WATERS SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT WHICH MOVES OFFSHORE GEORGIA AROUND EARLY MON REACHING FROM 31N70W TO 23N78W LATE MON NIGHT AND FROM 31N68N TO 22N75W LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS WARNING N OF 27N E OF FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT MORNING... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N E OF FRONT MON... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 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. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS