000 FZNT23 KNHC 062117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST THU JAN 06 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. AMZ089-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN TONIGHT DISSIPATING BY EARLY FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON INTO TUE. MEANWHILE MODERATE TRADES WILL OCCUR FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO THE TROPICAL N ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH SAT INCREASING TO FRESH TO STRONG SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-070330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT FRI...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 80W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SE PORTION LATE. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-070330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .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 11 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL LATE. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. .TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-070330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 70W LATE. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-070330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 06 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 SHIFTING TO 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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-070330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 06 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 27N80W WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO 21N75W FRI MORNING THEN E OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. GALE FORCE SW WINDS WILL OCCUR N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N79W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING THEN FROM 31N72W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS SAT EVENING PUSHING E OF THE AREA BY SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFTS E MON AS THE NEXT FRONT ENTERS THE NW PORTION MON NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N73W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ080-070330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 06 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 15 FT FRI. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT FRI...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT FRI AFTERNOON. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT E OF 73W FRI AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SE PORTION. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS N OF 29N. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 70W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 75W SAT NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION LATE. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT JUST E OF AND W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY