000 FZNT23 KNHC 042216 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE 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. THE TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THU THROUGH FRI AS THE HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. THE FRONT WILL SAG SE AND STALL FROM HAITI TO BELIZE ON SAT...AND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE CARIBBEAN BY SUN. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 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 9 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 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 ...CORRECTED FIRST PERIOD WORDING... .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCLUDING THE ATLC PASSAGES...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...HIGHEST W OF 70W. .THU THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. .SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE AND N SWELL. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 20N W OF 60W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS....A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 25N78W DISSIPATES THROUGH TONIGHT...AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST AND REACHES FROM 31N71W TO S FLORIDA BY WED MORNING. THE FRONT LIFTS NORTH AS A WARM FRONT LATE WED AHEAD OF A THIRD FRONT MOVING OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED NIGHT. STRONG SW FLOW PRECEDES THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SE...REACHING FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE THU NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA AS A REINFORCING FRONT OF COLD AIR MOVES OFF THE COAST FRI. THE FRONT STALLS N OF PUERTO RICO BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI N OF 29N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 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 75W. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW OF THIRD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SE OF SECOND FRONT TO 25N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST JUST AHEAD OF FRONT. S OF 25N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT W OF 78W LATE. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF 77W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT LATE AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT NE OF BAHAMAS LATE...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT. N OF 28N W OF 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. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN