000 FZNT23 KNHC 220316 AAA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 UPDATE TO AMZ080 TO EXPAND GALE WARNING S TO 26N 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. AMZ089-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH NE TRADES EXTENDING FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH CENTRAL CARIBBEAN WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY SE ACROSS THE SE GULF OVERNIGHT AND ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN SAT AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS SAT EVENING THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF HONDURAS. TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BASIN LATE SUN THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-220930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW N OF 20N...BECOMING NW 15 KT NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-220930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 13N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 T 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-220930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-220930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 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 AND WED...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. $$ AMZ088-220930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N68W TO NEAR 27N81W THIS EVENING WILL SHIFT SE ACROSS NE PORTIONS WHILE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FRONT STALL ACROSS S FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OFF THE GEORGIA COAST SAT MORNING AND MOVE E-NE...QUICKLY INTENSIFY TO A GALE CENTER AND MOVING NE OF THE AREA SAT EVENING...DRAGGING THE COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT EVENING...FROM 24N65W TO NW HISPANIOLA SUN EVENING THEN BECOMING NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS FAR SE PORTIONS MON BEFORE HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA TUE AND WED... FORCING THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE W OF 70W TUE AND WED AHEAD OF A STRONGER COLD FRONT. $$ AMZ080-220930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN... .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 N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. 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 INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12FT. 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 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N 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 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...N OF 24N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF 71W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFTING W 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT. S OF 24N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING