000 FZNT23 KNHC 161521 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 16 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. AMZ089-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N80W TO GULF OF HONDURAS NEAR 16N87.5W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE GULF OF HONDURAS WHILE NORTH PORTION MOVES SE TO EXTREME E CUBA ON SAT AND THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATES. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON AND TUE. A SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND EXTREME E CARIB WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W AND REACH 68W BY 24 HOURS THEN WEAKEN MON NIGHT AND TUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL CARIB AS IT BECOMES INVOLVED WITH ATLC FRONTAL REMNANTS. $$ AMZ082-162130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT S OF 20N. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING VERY BRIEFLY 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 20N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 20N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND W OF FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT W OF 83W AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 83W. E OF FRONT NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT N OF 19N SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 20N. .TUE...E OF 80W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-162130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 10N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 11N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT SUN. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT SUN. .MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .TUE...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-162130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE AND DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N E TO NE WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH...AND NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF TROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT... EXCEPT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ALL ATLANTIC PASSAGES EAST OF PUERTO RICO. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ATLANTIC PASSAGES E OF PUERTO RICO. $$ AMZ087-162130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE IN OCCASIONAL SQUALLS...DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT IN E SWELL. BETWEEN 15N AND 12N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 12N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 60W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT WITH E SWELL. W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...S OF 19N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 19N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...E OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 60W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-162130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N63W THROUGH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO 22N77W ALONG N CENTRAL CUBA COAST WILL MOVE SE TO 31N61W TO EXTREME EAST CUBA TONIGHT AS ANOTHER REINFORCING FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE W ATLC. THE FRONT IS THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND THEN DIFFUSE ON SAT. A NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST EARLY MON AND EXTEND FROM 31N73W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE MON AND TO 27N65W TO HAITI LATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-162130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT AND W OF 77W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL TONIGHT. N OF 27N AND E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N AND E OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL... EXCEPT SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N WITHIN 400 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NW OF NEW COLD FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT E OF 70W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT W OF 70W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF 70W SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING