000 FZNT23 KNHC 040901 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE JAN 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES N OF AREA ACROSS THE WESTERN ATLC WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN INTO MID WEEK...DIMINISHING THU THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND PUSHES ACROSS THE GREATER ANTILLES WITH LITTLE FANFARE THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 20N BETWEEN 78W AND 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 FT FRI. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 16N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 13N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .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. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS....COLD FRONT FROM 29N65W TO 25N80W WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO N WATERS WED AND HOVERS NEAR 29N WED NIGHT AS A WAVE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT THAT MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH NW WATERS. THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES BEHIND THIS WAVE...LYING FROM 31N76W TO 29N81W THU MORNING...FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA FRI MORNING AND OVER FAR SE WATERS SAT MORNING. A THIRD COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS LATE FRI AND LIES FROM 31N71W TO 29N80W SAT MORNING WITH NEAR GALE WINDS ON BOTH SIDES OF FRONT OVER FAR N WATERS. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 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 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 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 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART WED NIGHT. .THU...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SE OF SECOND FRONT TO 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. SE OF SECOND FRONT FROM 23N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR SECOND FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 30 KT LATE AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND THIRD FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT LATE. S OF 27N W OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF SECOND FRONT N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF SECOND FRONT S OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR SECOND FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF THIRD FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. N OF 28N W OF THIRD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W LATE. 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 SCHAUER