000 FZNT23 KNHC 131455 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU JAN 13 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 13 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 DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE. THE FRONT WILL BECOME DIFFUSE TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT TODAY IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. .SAT...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT LOCALLY TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT...N OF 18N W OF 60W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE 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. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 21N65W TO CENTRAL CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA EARLY FRI WHERE IT WILL BECOME STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT SE TO THE NE GULF COASTS SAT AND SUN WHILE THE FRONTAL REMNANTS DRIFT VERY SLOWLY NW. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 360 NM BEHIND FRONT N OF 29N AND SW WINDS 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT W OF 78W AND 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT AHEAD OF FRONT. W OF FRONT S OF 27W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF BAHAMAS THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT BETWEEN 22N AND 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT E OF 72W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 72W. NW OF FRONT TO 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W 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 SCHAUER/DGS