000 FZNT23 KNHC 182010 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 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. AMZ089-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 20N55W TO 19N60W WILL MOVE S AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE INTO FRI NIGHT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD SE OVER THE WATERS SAT THROUGH MON...AS LOW PRES PERSISTS E OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-190330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 17N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...S OF 19N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-190330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-190330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 71W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 66W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 66W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 72W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ087-190330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 14N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 16N. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-190330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE NE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT...EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THU...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES E OF AREA FRI. A RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI NIGHT AND SAT...THEN PERSIST SUN. THE RIDGE WILL RECEDE TO THE E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES SE AND APPROACHES THE BAHAMAS. $$ AMZ080-190330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG COLD FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON...N OF 29N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCOVIL