000 FZNT23 KNHC 050249 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT FROM 22N63W THROUGH PUERTO RICO TO 15N75W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU. LARGE NW SWELL WILL IMPACT THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE THU AND FRI...SUBSIDING BY THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT...E OF 84W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 19N. W OF 84W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 18N E OF 85W. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 19N BETWEEN 77W AND 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W 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. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN THE WINDWARD PASSAGE AND NEAR THE COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR DISSIPATING FRONT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL IN FAR NW PART LATE. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 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...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. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IS BUILDING OVER NW WATERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT HAS PASSED SE OF THE AREA. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL ENTER N WATERS THU AND EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO 29N81W THU EVENING THEN MOVE E OF THE AREA FRI AS HIGH PRES RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO MON. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 04 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N W OF 77W W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL W OF 76W AND 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 76W. S OF 24N W OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL W OF 70W AND 15 TO 20 IN NW SWELL E OF 70W EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .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 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 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