000 FZNT23 KNHC 210925 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 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. AMZ089-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE BREEZE FROM TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN LATE SAT THEN REACH FROM ERN CUBA TO N GULF OF HONDURAS BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN. TRADE WIND FLOW INCREASE ACROSS BASIN MON AND TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS ATLC N OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-211530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 20N W OF 82W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-211530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TODAY 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 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. $$ AMZ086-211530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 8 FT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TUE. $$ AMZ087-211530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ088-211530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO 26N73W REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE TODAY. S TO SW WINDS ACROSS NW PART INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT THAT MOVE OFF N FLORIDA COAST TODAY. FRONT STALL FROM 31N67W TO 28N77W EARLY SAT. LOW PRES DEVELOP ALONG FRONT NEAR 28N76W SAT AND MOVE QUICKLY NE WITH REINFORCING COLD FRONT WHICH REACH FROM 31N67W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN THEN SHIFT E OF AREA MON. $$ AMZ080-211530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TODAY...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT THEN DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT 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 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 INCREASE TO 25 KT SHIFT SW LATE THEN BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TUE. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 25N E OF 73W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT VEERING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES