000 FZNT23 KNHC 192109 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST WED JAN 19 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. AMZ089-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH TRADE WINDS FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC TO THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THIS WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE YUCATAN SUN. TRADE WIND FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN BY MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF THE AREA. $$ AMZ082-200330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR JAMAICA. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 20N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-200330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. 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 PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...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 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL THU. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-200330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-200330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 20N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-200330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N74W TO 28N81W WILL BECOME DIFFUSE AS IT SHIFTS E...REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS BY EARLY THU. WINDS N OF GRAND BAHAMA WILL INCREASE THU NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI. THAT FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO 29N77W TO S FLORIDA BY EARLY SAT. WEAK LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 29N75W SAT MORNING AND QUICKLY MOVE NE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SUN MORNING...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 23N MON. $$ AMZ080-200330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF 70W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW TO N WINDS W OF LOW PRES. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 25N. $$ FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN