000 FZNT23 KNHC 090307 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 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. AMZ089-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...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. FRESH TRADES WILL DIMINISH IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON NIGHT AND RETURN THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-090930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART LATE. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 18N W OF 84W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA. $$ AMZ084-090930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W 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 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 6 TO 8 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. .FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-090930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND 8 TO 12 FT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-090930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE N OF 17N W OF 60W FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-090930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE WATERS TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY THU MORNING AND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING. $$ AMZ080-090930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SUN JAN 08 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO 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 OF 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .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 W OF 70W EARLY MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE OF LINE FROM 31N81W TO 26N65W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W. 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 FRONT 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. .FRI...E OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER