000 FZNT23 KNHC 271458 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED JAN 27 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. AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUN...WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA ON THU. THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 17N WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W THU... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 LATE TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE TONIGHT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT SUN. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 13N W OF 73W THU... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT...AND BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE TONIGHT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU THROUGH FRI. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL SHIFT E TO 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE THIS EVENING THEN E OF 65W TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH THU THEN WILL SHIFT E OF 65W ON FRI. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WITH THE FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUN THEN FROM 31N66W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 27 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF FRONT SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. N OF 25N E OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT... BECOMING N TO NE IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT EARLY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 72W SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM 25N TO 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY