000 FZNT23 KNHC 261524 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED JAN 26 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. AMZ089-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT CROSSED YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLIER TODAY IS BECOMING STATIONARY FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT THROUGH THU...DISSIPATING EARLY FRI. FRESH TO STRONG TRADES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN DIMINISH THROUGH THU NIGHT BUT RETURN SUN AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE INTO NORTHERN CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-262130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 18N E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 18N E OF 83W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE AT 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 17N E OF 82W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 82W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. $$ AMZ084-262130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 10N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-262130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 13N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN...S OF 17N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-262130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. FROM 12N TO 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 12N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 10N TO 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-262130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS TODAY AND REACH FROM 31N75W TO 23N80W LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED NEAR FRONT TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. FRONT MOVE TO 30N65W TO ERN CUBA THU...29N65W TO NW HAITI LATE FRI AND BECOME DIFFUSE SAT NIGHT. SECOND WEAKER COLD FRONT APPROACH FAR NW CORNER LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-262130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N W OF 73W SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 300 NM AHEAD OF FRONT THEN NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND UP TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING SW WITHIN 300 NM E OF FRONT THEN NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT E OF 70W. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF 70W. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN NUMEROUS TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT TO 70W. .TONIGHT...N OF 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT TO 35 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 29N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT FROM 29N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 FT W OF 79W. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE OF FRONT S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 32FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 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. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N W OF 75W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. FROM 26N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES