000 FZNT23 KNHC 230303 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TRADES OVER THE S CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH TUE. FRESH SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AND FRESH EASTERLY TRADES IN E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DIMINISH SAT. SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE NW CARIBBEAN INCREASES AGAIN SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE MON AND EXTENDS FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO GULF OF HONDURAS TUE NIGHT. TRADES WILL INCREASE AGAIN WED AS HIGH PRES SETTLES N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF 84W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT WITH E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT... EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .TUE...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 20N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 20N. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SAT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH 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 7 TO 10 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. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT WITH E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 64W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 14N 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. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N71W TO NEAR FORT PIERCE EAST FLORIDA WILL EXTEND FROM 31N65W TO THE NW BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF AREA LATE SAT NIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES AGAIN OVER THE NW WATERS SUN AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT WHICH MOVES OFFSHORE GEORGIA EARLY MON REACHING FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA EARLY TUE THEN FROM 26N65W TO THE SE BAHAMAS EARLY WED. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 70W THROUGH TONIGHT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON N OF 27N E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N E OF 70W AND NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 70W NE TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS FAR NE PART. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NE PART. N OF 25N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 12 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 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 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. N OF 27N 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. .WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR