000 FZNT23 KNHC 151436 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING SHEAR LINE FROM E CUBA TO E HONDURAS WILL BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH SUN. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH AND SUBSIDE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CARIBBEAN TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT AS THE SHEAR LINE DISSIPATES THEN WILL INCREASE AGAIN MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES STRENGTHENS OVER THE CENTRAL ATLC. MODERATE TO FRESH TRADES IN THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL INCREASE MON THROUGH WED. $$ AMZ082-152130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-152130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 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. $$ AMZ086-152130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL TUE AND WED. $$ AMZ087-152130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N W OF 60W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. 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. $$ AMZ088-152130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE FROM 25N65W THROUGH THE TURKS AND CAICOS TO E CUBA WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT NW THROUGH SUN NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A FRESH SE BREEZE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NW PORTION LATE MON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY TUE WITH INCREASING S TO SW FLOW AHEAD OF IT PUSHING NE OF THE AREA LATE TUE. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE W WED REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-152130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 15 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITHIN 180 NM NW OF SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE NW OF SHEAR LINE TO 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 77W. SE OF SHEAR LINE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 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...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT EARLY MON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 KT MON AFTERNOON...AND SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE MON. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WEST OF 76W... BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SE TO S EAST OF 75W...BRIEFLY SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT THEN BECOMING S TO SW 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND SW SWELL. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY