000 FZNT23 KNHC 281446 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU JAN 28 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. AMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA TODAY RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE BASIN. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SAT...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AND WILL STALL OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN MON...DIMINISHING THE TRADES OVER THE W CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-282130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST SE PART...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S W OF 84W LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-282130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 THROUGH MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 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 AND MON. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-282130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 13N W OF 73W TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. N OF 15N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 68W. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST W OF 68W. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ087-282130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT 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 AND SUN. 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. .MON...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS SHIFTED E OF 65W WITH STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ACROSS THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE BASIN THROUGH FRI THEN WILL SHIFT E OF 65W FRI NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE FRI NIGHT AND SAT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUN THEN FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN EVENING THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE AREA ON MON. $$ AMZ080-282130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF FRONT SAT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. 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 LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. FROM 26N TO 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 26N 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 IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. FROM 25N TO 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF HISPANIOLA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY