000 FZNT23 KNHC 220929 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT JAN 22 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. AMZ089-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTER BASIN ACROSS YUCATAN PENINSULA TODAY AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE LATE SUN FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO N COAST OF HONDURAS. TRADES INCREASE ACROSS BASIN MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-221530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL BECOME NE 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-221530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 BUILD 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 DIMINISH TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 6 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. $$ AMZ086-221530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN E SWELL TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS DIMINISH TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-221530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT E MON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 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. $$ AMZ088-221530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 31N68W TO LOW PRES AT 28N77W THEN TO 26N80W. LOW PRES MOVE NE ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO REACH 32N76W AND DEEPEN TO 100 MB THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS W OF LOW PRES N OF 29N E OF 77W TONIGHT AND SUN. COLD FRONT REACH FROM 25N65W TO N HISPANIOLA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS AREA LATE MON THROUGH WED...FORCING FRONT SE OF AREA. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTER BASIN NW CORNER LATE TUE AND REACH 31N61W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-221530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 77W THROUGH SUN... .TODAY...N OF 26N SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS BUILD TO 15 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOME NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 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 BECOME NW 20 KT W OF 74W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOME NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT THEN BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 9 FT LATE SUN. 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 BECOME NE 15 KT THROUGHOUT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...HIGHEST NEAR FRONT...SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE AND TO 3 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 BECOME SE 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE AND 7 FT IN N SWELL W OF 72W THROUGHOUT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .WED...N OF 24N W OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E OF 71W SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT SW WINDS AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOME 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 BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES