000 FZNT23 KNHC 260301 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ082-260930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 84W SE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT N OF 21N E OF 81W 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT THU. S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE NW PORTION AND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT S OF 17N E OF 80W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT S OF 17N E OF 80W...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N E OF 82W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 80W 2 TO 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 80W 2 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-260930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W... .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 70W AND 75W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT..HIGHEST W OF 73W. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. REMAINDER OF 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 DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT WED NIGHT. 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 20 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. $$ AMZ086-260930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .WED...E OF 67W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT AND SUN...E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-260930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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. $$ AMZ088-260930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT OVER THE FAR SE PORTION WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH WED MORNING AS STRONG HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA CONTINUES SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN PORTION. THIS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING LOW PRES THAT TRACKS NE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA AND THE SE U.S. PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE WESTERN PORTION AND TO ALONG 31N77W TO 23N82W WED AFTERNOON...FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA THU EVENING INTO EARLY FRI. THE FRONT WILL BECOME A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N65W TO NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE FRI AND SAT WHILE SLOWLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-260930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N E OF 79W... .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 69W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT N OF 29N BETWEEN FRONT AND 72W S TO SW INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT ...AND BEHIND FRONT WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT TO 35 KT N OF 30N WITHIN 120 NM W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT BETWEEN FRONT AND 78W...6 TO 9 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 80W AND 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. 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 TO 71W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 30N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. N OF 29N E OF 71W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 29N W OF 78W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE...AND TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. 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