000 FZNT23 KNHC 251443 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON JAN 25 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. AMZ089-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 17N55W TO 17N68W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE MORNING. A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR WESTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS TUE NIGHT INTO WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-252130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT W OF FRONT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 6 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-252130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL THU...AND SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE FRI. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL THU THEN SUBSIDING 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-252130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELLS. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELLS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PART. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT E OF 65W SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. $$ AMZ087-252130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN N SWELLS. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 15N TO 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELLS. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY OVER CENTRAL PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELLS...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. $$ AMZ088-252130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N80W TO 29N81W WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT...FROM NEAR 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR E PORTION WED AND DISSIPATE EARLY ON THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH WED...THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT EASTWARD THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-252130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 72W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 72W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 KT... EXCEPT S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL... HIGHEST SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 29N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST FAR SE PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION.. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT W OF 75W 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS ...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS IN NE SWELL...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION. $$ FORECASTER SANDOVAL/AGUIRRE