000 FZNT23 KNHC 091433 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 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. AMZ089-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE AREA WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED AND THU. FRESH TRADES WILL DIMINISH IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC BY TONIGHT...RETURNING THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-092130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 17N E OF 78W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS W OF 85W ...SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART EARLY. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 10N 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. ELSEWHERE S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-092130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-092130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-092130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TUE. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE WATERS TUE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING AND FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO REACH FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-092130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 29N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 15 KT N OF 29N TONIGHT. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 29N E OF 72W...SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 29N E OF 72W. FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 78W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 74W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N E OF 72W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 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 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. S OF 28N 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 E TO SE WINDS S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY