000 FZNT23 KNHC 132120 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS CARIBBEAN THROUGH FRI DUE TO STRONG HIGH PRES OVER GULF OF MEXICO AND SW N ATLC. WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS NW CARIBBEAN FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS DIFFUSES TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN SAT AND SUN BUT INCREASE BY TUE AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER SW N ATLC. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 18N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 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 AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 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 AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 70W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 28N65W TO E CUBA REACH FROM 24N65W TO NW HAITI EARLY FRI AND BEGIN DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES MOVES E ALONG 31N THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU JAN 13 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 SAT NIGHT W OF 75W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E TO SE WINDS W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N W OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 72W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES