000 FZNT23 KNHC 071535 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL EXIT SE U.S. COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE...AND THEN CONTINUE MOVING EAST SE FROM THE NW BAHAMAS TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...AND THEN STALLS FROM W CUBA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THU...AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-072130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 18N W OF 83W SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 17N E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW PORTIONS LATE. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-072130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-072130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 14N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 15N W OF 72W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-072130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-072130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EXTEND SW ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA...AND MOVE EAST SE AND REACH FROM 31N69W TO 24N80W BY THU MORNING...AND THEN REACH 31N65W TO W CUBA THU EVENING...AND FROM 26N65W TO HAITI FRI...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST SAT AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 27N80W SUN. $$ AMZ080-072130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 07 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N AND E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CENTRAL THROUGH SE BAHAMAS WINDS SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 27N...AND S OF 27N SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N AND E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W OF 75W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. CENTRAL THROUGH SE BAHAMAS WINDS SE TO S DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 27N...AND S OF 27N SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 29N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 29N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 KT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF 73W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 73W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING