000 FZNT23 KNHC 252126 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE JAN 25 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. AMZ089-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...TRADES WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS NE OF AREA. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS THU EVENING INTO FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE SAT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO THE NW AND NORTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-260330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N E OF 81W 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE NW PORTION AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N E OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 80W 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 80W 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-260330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W... .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER AREA NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH RI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI. N OF 11N W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 78W NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-260330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-260330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION SHIFTING TO E TO SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 17N. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. FROM 09N TO 18N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 09N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-260330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE PORTION WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH WED MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA CONTINUES SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN PORTION. THIS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRES THAT TRACKS NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND THE SE U.S. PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE WESTERN PORTION AND TO ALONG 31N77W TO 23N82W WED AFTERNOON...FROM 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE THU EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRI...AND BECOME A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR 27N65W TO NEAR HAITI FRI AND SAT THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE LATE SAT THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-260330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 80W WED AND WED NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N W OF 77W BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF 70W...BECOMING NUMEROUS OVERNIGHT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 72W S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF 29N E OF FRONT TO 72W BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT...AND SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 79W...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 79W. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED NIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT ...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL. FROM 27N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. FROM 27N TO 29W W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. W OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 75W...8 TO 12 FT FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 75W AND 79W...AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW E OF 76W...AND TO 2 TO 4 FT W OF 76W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 27N E OF 75W...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W...3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN 74W AND 79W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 79W. FROM 26N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 77W. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE