000 FZNT23 KNHC 050328 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER SW N ATLC MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG BREEZE ACROSS MUCH OF CARIBBEAN THROUGH THU. TRADES DIMINISH THU AND FRI AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO NW CARIBBEAN FRI. FRONT MOVE SE AND STALL FROM HAITI TO BELIZE ON SAT AND DISSIPATE OVER CARIBBEAN SUN. $$ AMZ082-050930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT W OF 80W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-050930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 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 8 TO 10 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 NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-050930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES DIMINISH TO 15 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT FRI. .SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-050930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 14N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE 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 NE 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 NE 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. $$ AMZ088-050930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 .SYNOPSIS....STATIONARY FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 25N68W DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS WEAK TROUGH OFF N FLORIDA COAST DRIFT N WED AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF N FLORIDA COAST THU. STRONG SW WIND PRECEDES FRONT AS IT MOVES SE REACHING FROM 31N68W TO 21N77W LATE THU NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA AS VERY COLD AIR MOVES OF COAST FRI AND SAT BEHIND FRONT. HIGH PRES REBUILDS SUN IN WAKE OF FRONT. $$ AMZ080-050930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 04 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 29N E OF 77W... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART WED NIGHT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE OF COLD FRONT TO 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. S OF 24N E OF BAHAMAS SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N W OF BAHAMAS SW TO W WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. .FRI...N OF 29N E OF 77W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE AND SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT BUILD TO 16 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT W OF 75W LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT W OF 75W LATE. FROM 24N TO 29N 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 15 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 FT IN LEE OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES