000 FZNT23 KNHC 281509 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 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. AMZ089-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND ACROSS FAR W PORTIONS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AS WINDS GRADUALLY VEER MORE NE ACROSS THE W CARIBBEAN. MEANWHILE FRESH TRADES WILL PERSIST FROM THE TROPICAL N ATLC THROUGH THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. $$ AMZ082-282130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 80W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF 18N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS GULF OF HONDURAS. .TONIGHT...S OF 18N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 18N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-282130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 81W THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL BY TUE. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 80W MON AND TUE. $$ AMZ086-282130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-282130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY MON. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BY MON. $$ AMZ088-282130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 .SYNOPSIS...A STALLED WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM 31N66W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR 24N77W TO CENTRAL CUBA NEAR 22N80W THIS MORNING AND WAS BEGINNING TO DRIFT SE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WITH LITTLE ASSOCIATED WEATHER WAS SWEEPING SE ACROSS NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA...AND EXTENDED FROM NEAR 31N74W TO S FLORIDA. THIS SECOND FRONT AND ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL WIND SURGE WILL MOVE E-SE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT AND GRADUALLY BECOME ILL DEFINED...AND WILL ACT TO PUSH THE FIRST STALLED FRONT SE...REACHING FROM 28N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE FROM NEAR 25N65W TO N CENTRAL COAST OF HISPANIOLA SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ENTER THE SW N ATLC SAT NIGHT THEN SHIFT NE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ080-282130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI JAN 28 2011 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN W SWELL. S OF 28N W OF 75W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 28N E OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS S OF 21N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT E OF 75W. .SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 22N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING