000 FZNT23 KNHC 291443 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE NW AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN IS RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE REGION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE FAR S CENTRAL WATERS TODAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT NIGHT ALLOWING FOR THE TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE W PORTION. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ON SUN WITH THE STRONGEST TRADES CONFINED TO THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN SUN THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-292130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 82W 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT N OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 20N 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT N OF 20N 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-292130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W... .THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 13 FT LATE. 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...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 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 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SUN...THEN SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 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 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ086-292130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE WARNING S OF 14N W OF 70W... .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN AND MON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN AND MON. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. $$ AMZ087-292130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT SAT NIGHT AND SUN. 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 BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-292130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SLIDE E TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT EVENING AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY SUN THEN FROM 31N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN EVENING WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL OUT SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP OVER THE W PORTION LATE MON THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-292130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 29 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 30N E OF FRONT SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 73W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 77W LATE 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 LATE TONIGHT. 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT SAT NIGHT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 30N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 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 ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 30N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. 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. 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 SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. 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 BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 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...AND BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N E OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY