000 FZNT23 KNHC 130215 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 COR TO AMZ080 TONIGHT PERIOD 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SW N ATLC BEHIND A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN. THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SE TONIGHT AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA ALONG 78W TO THE N GULF OF HONDURAS THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THROUGH LATE FRI. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN...WHILE REMAINING FRESH ACROSS MOST OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. REMAINDER AREA SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 20N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 13N E OF 78W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST E. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 80W. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 68W AND S OF 13N E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...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 THU NIGHT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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. .SAT...NW OF 18N W OF 58W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N66W TO W CENTRAL CUBA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SEA AND REACH FROM 29N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA THU MORNING THEN DRIFT SE FROM 25N65W TO 21N77W AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI MORNING. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE TO THE NE GULF COASTS SAT AND SUN...WHILE FRONTAL REMNANTS DRIFT VERY SLOWLY NW. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 76W. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT N OF 28N E OF 76W TONIGHT...AND SEAS 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 78W TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE EXCEPT SW WINDS 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT N OF 28N E OF 74W. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 23N AND E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU NIGHT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW OF FRONTAL REMNANTS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 180 NM N OF FRONTAL REMNANTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONTAL REMNANTS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S WINDS W OF 73W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS...AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SE PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NW SWELL AND SE WIND WAVES. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING