000 FZNT23 KNHC 262140 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE 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. NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SUN. $$ AMZ082-270330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THU AND THU NIGHT S OF 17N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THU. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-270330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 26 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...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 WED 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 AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SAT. 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 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 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. $$ AMZ086-270330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT TO 11 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .WED THROUGH THU...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 13 FT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 13 FT. .SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-270330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .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 AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT N OF 18N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-270330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N66W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE WED...THEN SHIFT E OF AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TUE THROUGH THU THEN WILL SHIFT E OF 65W ON FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WITH THE FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-270330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF FRONT SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N N TO NE 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 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 71W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 70W NW TO N 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 AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE 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 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 11 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. .SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 COBB