000 FZNT23 KNHC 052129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND E CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH THU AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SE AND STALL FROM HAITI TO S OF JAMAICA FRI NIGHT AND SAT BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES RETURN LATE SUN THROUGH MON FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-060330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI AND FRI NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 20N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 82W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-060330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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 SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI...THEN SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI THROUGH SAT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH SAT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI THROUGH SAT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-060330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SAT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 05 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N67W TO NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA WILL QUICKLY PUSH NE OF THE AREA THIS EVENING AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT MOVING E FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG SW WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT BY LATE TONIGHT AS IT REACHES FROM NEAR 31N72W TO 28N80W THU MORNING THEN FROM NEAR 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU NIGHT. A SERIES OF REINFORCING FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH FRI THROUGH SUN WITH WINDS DECREASING LATE SUN INTO MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. AN AREA OF LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FAR W PORTION BY LATE MON. $$ AMZ080-060330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 05 2011 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI N OF 28N E OF 72W... .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL THU...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. N OF 24N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL THU...THEN BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT THU NIGHT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW THU...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT IN W SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS FRI NIGHT. S OF 23N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 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. .MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT E OF 75W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT E OF 75W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY