000 FZNT23 KNHC 221441 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN FROM NEAR THE ISLE OF YOUTH CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS WILL EXTEND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR 15N80W SUN MORNING WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE. TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-222130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL S OF JAMAICA AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON AND TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE CUBA. $$ AMZ084-222130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL MON. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL MON. S OF 10N N TO NE 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 10N 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 10N E OF 79W 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 10N W OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-222130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA SUN AND SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S OF 14N TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-222130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 KT SUN NIGHT AND MON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND WED...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-222130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 1004 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N78W TO JUST E OF MIAMI. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVER THE GULF STREAM AS IT RACES NE OF THE AREA WITH COLD AIR RUSHING IN BEHIND IT RESULTING IN GALES OVER THE N WATERS. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 31N75W TO CENTRAL CUBA THIS EVENING THEN FROM JUST W OF BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE EARLY SUN MORNING PUSHING E OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN MON WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH TUE REACHING FROM 31N71W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS TUE EVENING THEN E OF THE AREA LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-222130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 79W... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KT E OF 79W BY MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. FROM 23N TO 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 23N TO 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS LATE. S OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 25 KT E OF 79W LATE...AND 20 TO 30 KT W OF 79W BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 79W LATE. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. N OF 27N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING ...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W SUN NIGHT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE ...AND 5 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL W OF 70W SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT CENTRAL PORTION LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 75W. S OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW 10 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY