000 FZNT23 KNHC 210312 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE TRADE WINDS FROM TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN SAT AFTERNOON THEN REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO N GULF OF HONDURAS SUN BEFORE DISSIPATING. TRADE WIND FLOW WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN MON THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS ATLC N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-210930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-210930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .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 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 E 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 20 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT E OF 77W. 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. .TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 13N. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-210930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .TONIGHT...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 14N. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E WINDS LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 16N W OF 68W. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT TUE. $$ AMZ087-210930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .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. .TUE...N OF 20N E 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT NW PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 12N TO 20N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO 26N73W WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. S TO SW WINDS ACROSS NW PORTIONS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST EARLY FRI. THIS FRONT WILL STALL FROM 31N67W TO 28N77W EARLY SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT NEAR 28N76W SAT AND MOVE QUICKLY NE WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N67W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN...AND WILL SHIFT E OF THE AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-210930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...N OF 28N W OF 68W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 28N E OF 68W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW W OF 70W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 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 3 TO 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND TUE...N OF 23N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE...AND SHIFTING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY VEERING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING