000 FZNT23 KNHC 042115 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 WED JAN 04 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO WESTERN PANAMA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MONA PASSAGE AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THU. LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING BY THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N TONIGHT. W OF 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 85W.. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 10N E OF 81W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .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. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE IN NW PART TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL IN FAR NW PART TONIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THIS FRONT. A SECOND COLD FRONT ENTERS N WATERS WED NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 31N68W TO THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS LATE THU THEN MOVES E OF THE AREA FRI AS HIGH PRES RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 28N. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N N TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 17 FT LATE EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N NW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS AHEAD OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. FROM 26N TO 29N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT E OF 76W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 76W. S OF 22N E OF 75W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE AT 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 29N VARIABLE S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS E OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 29N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER