000 FZNT23 KNHC 250920 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED JAN 25 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. AMZ089-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE BASIN THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI...THEN STALL AND BECOME STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-251530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW JUST AHEAD OF FRONT THEN NW TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT PRIMARILY IN SE SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 81W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 81W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT S OF 17N E OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. $$ AMZ084-251530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-251530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-251530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 10N TO 15N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 17N W OF 60W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-251530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED JAN 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT OVER FAR NW WATERS WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA WED THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF FLORIDA FRI...REACH FROM 31N74W TO PALM BEACH FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM 31N73W TO KEY LARGO SUN MORNING AND FROM 31N70W TO 22N78W SUN NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-251530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED JAN 25 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 24N TO 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 29N W OF 77W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT N OF 29N W OF 77W LATE. N OF 28N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N W OF 75W BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N W OF 75W AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 23N E OF 74W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30NW OF 68W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 23N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER