000 FZNT23 KNHC 022128 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 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. AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO SE NICARAGUA TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE MONA PASSAGE TO COSTA RICA WED MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL...DISSIPATING BY FRI. MEANWHILE FRESH TO STRONG TRADES IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DIMINISH TUE AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PORTION THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING BY EARLY SAT. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WITHIN 120 NM SW OF CUBA THROUGHOUT. .THU AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT APPROACH TO WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 120 NM SW OF CUBA. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF 8OW N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT W OF 80W WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT FRI. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 15N W OF 71W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BEHIND FRONT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE...AND NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN AREAS OF 25 KT WINDS. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE WINDS N OF 19N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE WINDS NW PART WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL NW PART WED NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 60W. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 18N. .FRI...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF 60W EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO SE FLORIDA WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA TUE MORNING...FROM 24N65W TO THE MONA PASSAGE WED MORNING...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ARRIVE BEHIND THE FRONT AND E OF THE FRONT N OF 27N ALONG WITH VERY LARGE NW SWELL BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS DIMINISH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WITH ANOTHER FRONT ENTERING THE NW WATERS WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS LATE THU...SHIFTING E OF THE AREA FRI WITH HIGH PRES RETURNING THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 02 2012 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W AND 20 TO 25 KT E OF 75W TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 11 FT W OF 75W TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON ...THEN BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 13 FT WED NIGHT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W LATE. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE... AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 74W. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 5 TO 10 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY