000 FZNT23 KNHC 261449 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO 16N84W WILL SLOWLY MOVE E...THEN DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 15N77W WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH FRI. THE HIGH SHIFTS E SAT ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT AND THU...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT LATE. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 26 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...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 14 FT... SUBSIDING TO 12 FT LATE FRI. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT WED THROUGH THU...THEN SUBSIDING 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 ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 13 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 13 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL REACH FROM 31N66W TO EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT...FROM NEAR 27N65W TO HAITI WED AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TUE THROUGH THU THEN WILL SHIFT E OF 65W ON FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WITH THE FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF FRONT SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 27N TO 29N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT NE OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT N OF 26N. .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NE PART ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 70W 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL AND W OF 78W 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION. .THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 70W. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT ...AND TO S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PORTION LATE. .SAT...N OF 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE