000 FZNT23 KNHC 100906 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON JAN 10 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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS HIGH PRES LINGERS N OF THE AREA. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT BRINGING FRESH NE WINDS THAT GRADUALLY BECOME STRONG BY WED NIGHT. THE COLD FRONT DRIFTS SE THROUGH THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN AND DISSIPATES THU...BUT WINDS REMAIN STRONG INTO FRI. $$ AMZ082-101530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 .TODAY...W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT S OF 18N IN E SWELL THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF 83W AND 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL E OF 83W. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL TUE NIGHT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. .THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 82W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT W OF 82W. $$ AMZ084-101530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 .TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT THROUGH THU. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT E OF 82W TUE THROUGH THU. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE THROUGH THU. .FRI...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-101530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-101530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE TO E TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N TO NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NEAR 27N65W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. AN AREA OF LOW PRES WITH A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PORTION TONIGHT REACHING FROM 31N73W TO JUPITER INLET TUE NIGHT...FROM BERMUDA TO THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS LATE WED AND WILL LINGER OVER SE WATERS LATE THU AND FRI AS HIGH PRES BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE NW PART. $$ AMZ080-101530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON JAN 10 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF 27N BETWEEN 72W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N W OF 77W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 KT LATE TONIGHT EXCEPT NW WINDS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 21N SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TUE NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE...AND EXCEPT SW 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT E OF 75W LATE. FROM 22N TO 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER