000 FZNT23 KNHC 100317 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 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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS WILL DOMINATE THE CARIBBEAN WITH A WEAKENING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT INTO THU. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT. FRESH TRADES WILL RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .TONIGHT...FROM 18N TO 20N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N W OF 85W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E PART. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 20N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT E OF 77W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART EARLY. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N BETWEEN 80W AND 84W SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. $$ AMZ084-100930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 09 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 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 AND SAT...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. $$ AMZ086-100930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...S OF 13N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ087-100930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .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 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL THU. .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. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM THE N WILL CLIP NE WATERS TUE AFTERNOON AND TUE NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WED AND LIE FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU MORNING AND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL PUSH THE FRONT E FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT MORNING. $$ AMZ080-100930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON JAN 09 2012 .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 LATE. 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 23N BETWEEN 70W AND 74W. 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 73W 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 WED NIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT WED NIGHT. 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 TO 20 KT LATE WED AND WED NIGHT. 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. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT FROM 25N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER