000 FZNT23 KNHC 070933 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 07 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. AMZ089-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTER NW CARIBBEAN DISSIPATING LATER TODAY. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTER NW CARIBBEAN LATE MON INTO TUE. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES FROM CENTRAL CARIBBEAN TO TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH SAT INCREASE TO STRONG SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-071530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 07 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. E OF 80W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT BECOME NE 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF 18N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT SE PORTION LATE. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ084-071530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 07 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILD 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 BUILD TO 6 FT IN E SWELL LATE. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL BUILD 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 BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL BUILD 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. $$ AMZ086-071530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 07 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 70W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT FRI AND FRI NIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT W OF 70W LATE. .MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-071530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 07 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 19N W OF 60W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT S 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 SHIFT NE 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. $$ AMZ088-071530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 07 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N69W TO 25N80W REACH FROM NEAR 31N70W TO 21N75W TODAY AND E OF AREA TONIGHT. GALE FORCE SW WINDS OCCUR N OF 29N E OF FRONT. REINFORCING FRONT REACH FROM NEAR 31N79W TO CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA SAT MORNING THEN FROM 31N72W TO TURKS AND CAICOS SAT EVENING PUSHING E OF AREA BY SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN SUN NIGHT THEN SHIFTS E MON AS NEXT FRONT ENTERS NW PORTION MON NIGHT REACHING FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS BY TUE EVENING. $$ AMZ080-071530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 07 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT... .TODAY...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN SW SWELL BUILD 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 BUILD TO 10 FT FRI AND TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL BUILD TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT E OF 73W LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT TO 4 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 DIMINISH TO 15 KT W OF 70W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT W OF 75W SAT NIGHT. FROM 24N TO 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N E OF 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. N OF 27N W OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...N OF 27N E OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 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 BECOME S TO SW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES