000 FZNT23 KNHC 290926 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 29 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. AMZ089-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA ...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR S CENTRAL WATERS TODAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT SHOULD ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN MON INTO TUE ALLOWING TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE W PORTION. $$ AMZ082-291530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-291530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W... .TODAY...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 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 NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-291530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N W OF 70W... .TODAY...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E OF 65W DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BETWEEN 65W AND 79W...AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 65W MON. .TUE...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-291530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH 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 BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-291530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS THE AREA WILL SLIDE E OF AREA TONIGHT INTO SAT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO JUST SE OF S FLORIDA EARLY SUN THEN WEAKEN OVER THE FAR SE WATERS MON AND TUE AS POSSIBLE BROAD LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE W PORTION. $$ AMZ080-291530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF FRONT SAT THROUGH SUN... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO S 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT. 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 W OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...AND TO 7 TO 10 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 26N TO 30N E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT NIGHT. 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 TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 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 S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS...AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 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 AGUIRRE