000 FZNT23 KNHC 270910 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 FRI JAN 27 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. AMZ089-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO REACH FROM NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN IN THAT LOCATION THROUGH SUN AS A SURGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS S FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ082-271530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SUN... NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT AND N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 80W 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE...HIGHEST NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND WINDWARD PASSAGE. $$ AMZ084-271530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-271530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL ...EXCEPT S OF 13N E OF 68W 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N...AND S OF 14N E OF 68W. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-271530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 15N NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 16N ...AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 16N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-271530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A 1024 MB HIGH CENTER JUST N OF THE AREA AT 32N66W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N79W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...FROM 31N75W TO S FLORIDA EARLY TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT STALLS FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA AND NEAR THE KEYS SAT AND SAT NIGHT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW PORTION LATE SAT NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA BY LATE SUN EVENING...AND FROM 30N65W TO 26N71W THEN STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA MON. THE STATIONARY PART OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-271530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 75W 15 TO 20 KT AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 75W 6 TO 8 FT AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N E OF STATIONARY FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 71W 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 71W 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT W OF 75W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE