000 FZNT23 KNHC 160844 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 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. AMZ089-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH NE WINDS ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATED WITH A DISSIPATED SHEAR LINE WILL WEAKEN AND GRADUALLY TURN E TO SE THROUGH MON AS A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES E ACROSS THE N GULF OF MEXICO. TRADE WINDS EXTENDING FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL INCREASE STARTING LATE MON AS HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL BUILDS ACROSS N PORTIONS OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-161530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE TONIGHT BECOMING SE TO S MON THEN E TO SE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-161530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-161530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-161530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTIONS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-161530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A SHEAR LINE EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 25N70W TO E CUBA ALONG 76W WILL DRIFT N AS A WARM FRONT TODAY THEN SHIFT NE AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON. SE WINDS WILL INCREASE N OF 26N MON AND TUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST BY LATE MON. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST WED MORNING...AND STALL FROM NEAR 27N65W TO S FLORIDA ON THU. $$ AMZ080-161530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 77W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 28N TO SHEAR LINE NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF SHEAR LINE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF SHEAR LINE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 75W. .TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 73W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED N AND SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING