000 FZNT23 KNHC 070322 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 FRI JAN 06 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. AMZ089-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2012 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND AS THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENS. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE YUCATAN CHANNEL ON WED. $$ AMZ082-070930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 83W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 18N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S HALF. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE. $$ AMZ084-070930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-070930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2012 .TONIGHT AND SAT...W OF A LINE FROM 18N68W TO 12N73W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-070930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ088-070930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS SAT THROUGH SUN. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-070930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 06 2012 .TONIGHT...W OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N77W N OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 75W. E OF LINE FROM 31N67W TO 27N77W AND E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN PRIMARILY NE SWELL. W OF BAHAMAS N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF BAHAMAS S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT SAT NIGHT. FROM 25N TO 28N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N EARLY SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS E OF 75W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING SW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF 70W AND S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT W OF 70W LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER