000 FZNT23 KNHC 111553 AAA OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 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. AMZ089-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS..WEAKENING HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA TONIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT FOLLOWED BY BUILDING HIGH PRES. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES RETURN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC THU THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-112130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 83W SHIFTING S TO SW AND N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W NE TO E. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N O 19N W OF 79W...INCLUDING YUCATAN CHANNEL 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 19N W OF 79W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 17N E OF 80W 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-112130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 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 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-112130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 15N. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 14N W OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT S OF 14N W OF 70W 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT ...EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT FAR SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... EXCEPT 8 TO 12 FT FAR SW. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ087-112130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 13N. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-112130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE FROM 30N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N77W TO S FLORIDA EARLY THIS EVENING...FROM NEAR 31N75W TO WESTERN CUBA EARLY THU...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT REACHES FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY THU NIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST THU NIGHT ...AND REACH FROM 31N72W TO WESTERN CUBA FRI...FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI NIGHT...AND FROM 31N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SAT...THEN WEAKEN AND STALL ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-112130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...CORRECTED 1030 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 CORRECTED THU AND THU NIGHT WINDS BEHIND FRONT .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT OVER FAR NW PORTION BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E OF 73W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 69W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N E OF 75W .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N NE TO E. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT N OF 26N W OF 74W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT TO 74W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N 20 TO 25 KT....DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...N OF 28N BEHIND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 24N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE