000 FZNT23 KNHC 201433 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU JAN 20 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. AMZ089-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE BREEZE FROM TROPICAL N ATLC TO CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH SAT AND SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT THEN WILL REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO E HONDURAS SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. TRADE WIND FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-202130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT...N OF 20N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-202130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ086-202130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-202130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-202130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N65W TO 23N80W WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA BY TONIGHT. S-SW WINDS N OF 27N WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N67W TO 28N77W EARLY SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 28N76W SAT AND MOVE QUICKLY NE WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN...AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-202130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOME NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED 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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. .SAT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NW WINDS W OF LOW PRES. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF FRONT E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT W OF 70W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF FRONT E OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT N OF 24N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .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 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AL/WALLY BARNES