000 FZNT23 KNHC 280907 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 SAT JAN 28 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. AMZ089-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM NW CUBA SW TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-281530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 85W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT S OF 17N W OF 81W AND IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. $$ AMZ084-281530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...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 9 TO 12 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-281530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 74W NE TO E 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST SW. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH WED...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-281530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 IN N SWELL. 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. $$ AMZ088-281530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N74W TO 26N80W...THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E THROUGH EARLY SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BEGIN TO BUILD E ACROSS THE AREA SUN PUSHING THE COLD FRONT TO A POSITION FROM 31N70W TO THE NW BAHAMAS AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA BY EARLY SUN EVENING...AND FROM 30N65W TO 26N71W AND STATIONARY TO WESTERN CUBA MON. THE STATIONARY PART OF THE FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...THEN WEAKENS SOME ON WED. $$ AMZ080-281530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 .TODAY...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N 15 TO 20 KT AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF 75W NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT AND SE TO S 5 TO 10 KT SW OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 23N E OF 75W. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT AND FAR SE PART. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 30N 15 TO 20 KT AND NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT AND NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 5 T0 8 FT IN E SWELL AND BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...BETWEEN FRONT AND LINE FROM 31N76W TO 28N81W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW OF LINE 31N76W TO 28N81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF SAME LINE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W SHIFTING TO E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT. .WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE