000 FZNT23 KNHC 301444 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 30 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. AMZ089-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AS A GULF OF MEXICO COLD FRONT PUSHES SE TOWARD WESTERN CUBA AND THE YUCATAN CHANNEL BY LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE BACK TO THE N THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT INTO EARLY MON. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SW INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON THROUGH WED ALLOWING FOR EASTERLY TRADES TO INCREASE. THE HIGH THEN WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E ON WED CAUSING THE EASTERLY TRADES TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. $$ AMZ082-302130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT N OF 20N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N LATE TONIGHT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-302130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 10N 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 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-302130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND HISPANIOLA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN NIGHT AND MON. .TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. .WED...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N LATE. E OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-302130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 30 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 13N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 18N NE TO 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 NE SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL LATE. .WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE NEAR FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-302130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 30 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE AREA WILL SLIDE E TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST TONIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE NW BAHAMAS BY EARLY SUN THEN FROM NEAR 30N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SUN EVENING WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE N. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE MON WHERE IT WILL LINGER INTO TUE. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TROUGH TUE...THEN WILL MOVE NE PULLING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS LATE TUE THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ080-302130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 30 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N W OF 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 26N W OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT... EXCEPT S OF 22N BETWEEN 69W AND 77W TO 8 FT AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 22N W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 69W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS EXCEPT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART LATE. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL THE AFTERNOON. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 75W BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. 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 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE EVENING...EXCEPT BECOMING W TO NW W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE... AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. NW OF FRONT W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF THE BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY