000 FZNT23 KNHC 230253 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM W CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N80W TO THE N CENTRAL COAST OF HONDURAS WILL DRIFT SE ACROSS HONDURAS TONIGHT WHILE MOVING SE ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN AND REACH FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS SUN MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE THROUGH MON. TRADE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BASIN MON THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. $$ AMZ082-230930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL SW OF JAMAICA AND 2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT THROUGH YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE CUBA. .THU...N OF 19N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-230930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W VARIABLE MAINLY N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL BUILDING TO 7 FT OFF COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. N OF 11N W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN INCREASING EARLY MON TO 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. .THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 79W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-230930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 15N W OF 69W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL S OF 14N TUE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 69W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 72W. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-230930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 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. .THU...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT FAR NW PORTIONS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. FROM 09N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. S OF 09N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-230930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS...GALE CENTER JUST N OF AREA MOVING E-NE WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NEAR 31N72W TO 28N76W TO W CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N80W. THE GALE CENTER WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS IT RACES NE OF AREA WITH GALES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SHIFTING E ACROSS N PORTIONS...WHILE SW GALES DEVELOP JUST ALONG AND JUST E OF THE FRONT SUN MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 28N65W TO E CUBA NEAR 21N77W SUN MORNING THEN STALL FROM NEAR THE E TIP OF CUBA TO 23N65W SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON BEFORE DISSIPATING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA MON THEN SHIFT NE AHEAD OF A ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER NW PORTIONS TUE EVENING AND REACH FROM 31N74W TO W CUBA WED MORNING AND FROM 28N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS THU MORNING. $$ AMZ080-230930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N E OF 79W... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT IN A BROAD MIX OF SWELL. N OF 26N W OF FRONT TO 79W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 73W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W. N OF 26N W OF 79W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 26N 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 BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW OF FRONT TO 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 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING NE TO E 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 BECOMING SE 10 KT OR LESS BY EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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 25 TO 35 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 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. .THU...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 74W. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS SE OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT OR LESS W OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING