000 FZNT23 KNHC 050907 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED JAN 05 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. AMZ089-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. THE FRONT MOVES SE AND STALLS FROM HAITI TO BELIZE ON SAT AND DISSIPATES BY SUN. FRESH TRADE WINDS RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ AMZ082-051530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .TODAY...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TONIGHT...S OF 16N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 85W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 83W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-051530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .TODAY...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .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 TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-051530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCLUDING ATLC PASSAGES DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI. .SUN...N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-051530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...FROM 15N TO 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 18N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. REMAINDER AREA 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. $$ AMZ088-051530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS....COLD FRONT FROM 31N75W TO CAPE CANAVERAL WILL QUICKLY RETREAT N TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SURFACE WAVE MOVING NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT BY THU MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 31N74W TO 29N81W. THE FRONT WILL LIE FROM 31N65W TO 22N79W FRI MORNING AND PUSH INTO FAR SE WATERS SAT MORNING AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW WATERS FROM 31N75W TO 29N80W. THE SECOND FRONT STALLS SAT NIGHT OVER N WATERS AND LIFTS N OF AREA ON SUN. $$ AMZ080-051530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED JAN 05 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI AND SAT N OF 28N E OF 73W... .TODAY...N OF 27N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W W WINDS 15 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 1 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 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE OF COLD FRONT TO 24N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. NW OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 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 SHIFTING NW THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT IN W SWELL LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 23N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N W OF BAHAMAS W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF 73W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .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 SCHAUER