000 FZNT23 KNHC 252121 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 16N55W TO 17N68W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUE MORNING. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM WESTERN CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND WILL 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. STRONG HIGH PRES REMAINS OVER THE REGION WED THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN WEAKENS ON SAT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE...EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL W OF FRONT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL THU...THEN 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 WED NIGHT AND THU THEN SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE FRI. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT THU THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL ...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 17N. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR N PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA WED NIGHT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 15N TO 18N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER CENTRAL PART. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT THU AND FRI. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N77W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY TUE THEN FROM 28N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY EARLY WED THEN WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY EARLY THU. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TUE THROUGH THU THEN WILL SHIFT E OF 65W BY EARLY FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EARLY SAT WITH THE FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE OF N FLORIDA BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 25 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT PRIMARILY IN S SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND S SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING N TO NE W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF FRONT AND NW SWELL W OF FRONT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 29N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 5 FT W OF 75W AND 6 TO 9 FT E OF 75W LATE WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 23N WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION.. .THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT ENTIRE AREA LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION LATE. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 70W LATE. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/AGUIRRE