000 FZNT23 KNHC 032106 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON JAN 03 2011 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. AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA ACROSS WESTERN ATLC MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF CARIBBEAN INTO MID WEEK DIMINISHING THU THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY COLD FRONT ENTERING NW CARIBBEAN FRI. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...E OF 82W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N AND 5 FT N OF 17N. W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF 82W. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON JAN 03 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 64W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 68W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND N SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 03 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO 27N80W BECOME STATIONARY LATE TONIGHT FROM 30N65W TO 27N71W THEN DISSIPATE TUE. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE INTO N WATERS WED...HOVERS NEAR 29N WED NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 31N68W TO S FLORIDA LATE THU AND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA LATE FRI. THIRD REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTER BASIN LATE FRI WITH NEAR GALE WINDS BOTH SIDES OF BOUNDARY. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 03 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25N TO FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 23N TO 27N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. SE OF FRONT FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF FIRST FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE AND SHIFT NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILD TO 13 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF FIRST FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FIRST FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF FIRST FRONT S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FIRST FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF THIRD FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 TO 22 FT. N OF 28N W OF THIRD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 18 TO 21 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. S OF 24N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES