000 FZNT23 KNHC 271528 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF AREA SHIFT E THROUGH SUN ALLOWING FOR COLD FRONT TO REACH FROM NW CUBA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY TONIGHT. FRONT STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S FROM GULF OF MEXICO TO YUCATAN CHANNEL. $$ AMZ082-272130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT LATE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT. .SUN... NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W AND N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-272130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 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. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-272130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N W OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT S OF 13N E OF 68W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 14N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-272130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT FROM 11N TO 15N. 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 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. $$ AMZ088-272130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH CENTER 1024 MB AT 23062W FORCED E TONIGHT AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF FLORIDA COAST. FRONT REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AS IT STALLS FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA SAT NIGHT. REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW PORTION LATE SAT NIGHT...MERGE AND EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA THEN WEAKENS SUN NIGHT AND REACH FROM 28N65W TO STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON AND TUE WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY. $$ AMZ080-272130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW AT 15 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 67W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT BEHIND FRONT. 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 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 23N E OF 75W AND 2 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 AT 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N AT 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N W OF 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 TO 8 FT S OF 22N E OF 71W. .TUE...N OF 28N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. 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. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES