000 FZNT23 KNHC 150847 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT JAN 15 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. AMZ089-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING SHEAR LINE FROM E CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SUN. WIND AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS ENTIRE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUN AS SHEAR LINE DISSIPATES THEN INCREASE AGAIN TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER CENTRAL ATLC. $$ AMZ082-151530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF SHEAR LINE TO 82W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE W OF 82W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SE OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILD TO 8 FT TUE. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-151530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT WED. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL WED. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-151530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N W OF 70W...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 68W WED. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-151530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-151530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...SHEAR LINE FROM 25N65W THROUGH TURKS AND CAICOS TO E CUBA WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A FRESH SE BREEZE WILL DEVELOP OVER NW PORTIONS LATE MON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MOVING E THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO. FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW WATERS EARLY TUE WITH INCREASING S TO SW FLOW AHEAD OF IT...THEN REACH FROM 31N75W TO NEAR FORT PIERCE WED MORNING. $$ AMZ080-151530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 FT LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE NW OF FRONT TO 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 25N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT BY EARLY MON THEN INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE MON. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED NE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THEN BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...W OF COLD FRONT N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF COLD FRONT S OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING