000 FZNT23 KNHC 272112 OFFNT3 ATLC/CARIBBEAN OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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. $$ AMZ082-280330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 1O TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL... EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-280330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TONIGHT 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 WED...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. $$ AMZ086-280330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 74W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-280330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 18N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 18N. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...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. $$ AMZ088-280330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A 1024 MB HIGH CENTER JUST NE OF THE AREA AT 32N61W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NE FLORIDA COAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO S FLORIDA AND NEAR THE KEYS TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL ALLOW THE FRONT TO REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND WESTERN CUBA BY SUN EVENING... AND FROM 30N65W TO 26N71W THEN STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA MON. THE STATIONARY PART OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-280330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N OF 28 W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR