000 FZNT23 KNHC 300919 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 MON JAN 30 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. AMZ089-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH WED...THEN WEAKEN SOME THU. AS A RESULT OF THE TIGHT PRES GRADIENT...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU...AND OVER JUST ABOUT THE ENTIRE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH WED BEFORE DIMINISHING SOME THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ082-301530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ...EXCEPT S OF 17N E OF 82W 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 19N AND OVER YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 17N E OF 80W. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-301530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 10 TO 13 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS W OF 79W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT E OF 81W. .WED AND THU...N OF 10N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT ...EXCEPT FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 77W 10 TO 14 FT. N OF 10N W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR E PART 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-301530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W INCLUDING THE WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 68W...AND 9 TO 12 FT W OF 68W...HIGHEST SW. .THU AND FRI...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT S OF 13N W OF 74W 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-301530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 14N. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-301530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N70W TO NW CUBA WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...REACHING FROM 31N65W TO 26N72W THIS AFTERNOON AND TO JUST E OF AREA EARLY TONIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRES IN ITS WAKE BUILDS E OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NE OF AREA WED AND THU. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION LATE THU...AND ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS FRI. $$ AMZ080-301530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 78W E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 70W BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N W OF 78W BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. .FRI...S OF 24N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 71W WINDS VARIABLE MAINLY S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE