000 FZNT23 KNHC 171526 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON JAN 17 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED. TRADE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THU AND FRI AS HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL BE PREVALENT IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. .WED...S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL E OF 80W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 80W. N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS W OF 84W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TUE AND TUE NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND THU...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 80W. .FRI...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL TUE THROUGH WED. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON JAN 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W THROUGH 27N66W TO 24N72W WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONTAL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED LOW OVER THE E GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE NE ACROSS THE NW PORTION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT SHIFTING NE OF THE AREA BY EARLY TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY WED AND QUICKLY MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WED NIGHT WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON JAN 17 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N W OF 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT SW WINDS WITHIN 210 NM E OF FRONT BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 76W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT TO 8 FT S OF 21N E OF 68W. S OF 27N W OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 76W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF 76W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 FT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF 76W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PORTION. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT...THEN BECOMING N 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. N OF 23N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF 75W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY/HUFFMAN