000 FZNT23 KNHC 211525 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE TRADES FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO E HONDURAS SAT NIGHT DISSIPATING SUN. TRADES INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN LATE SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-212130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-212130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 NE TO E 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 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT MON. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 10 TO 15 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 ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-212130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-212130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT MON. S OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-212130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N77W TO CAPE CANAVERAL WILL REACH FROM 31N71W TO SE FLORIDA TONIGHT BECOMING STATIONARY EARLY SAT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG A REINFORCING COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH FROM 31N76W TO THE NW BAHAMAS SAT AFTERNOON WITH THE LOW QUICKLY MOVING NE OF THE AREA. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E REACHING FROM 31N71W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT NIGHT THEN E OF AREA LATE SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN MON WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASING TUE AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ080-212130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N SAT NIGHT AND SUN... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 28N NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 22N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF 73W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND SE SWELL. N OF 26N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...AND BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT. FROM 23N TO 29N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 23N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 23N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE...AND 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF 72W THROUGHOUT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER FORMOSA/LEWITSKY