000 FZNT23 KNHC 080859 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 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. AMZ089-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG WINDS IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH TODAY BRINGING FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. $$ AMZ082-081530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-081530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON THROUGH THU...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. $$ AMZ086-081530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. $$ AMZ087-081530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 17N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-081530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM 31N74W TO 28N78W WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN WATERS TODAY. OTHERWISE HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP THE NE WATERS BY TUE AFTERNOON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU MORNING. $$ AMZ080-081530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TODAY...N OF 28N W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 28N E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 20N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS N OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TI SE W OF 78W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE N OD 29N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...NE OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 25 KT N OF 29N E OF 70W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 70W. SE OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 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 TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF OF W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER GR