000 FZNT23 KNHC 312055 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON JAN 31 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. AMZ089-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK HIGH PRES NE OF THE REGION WILL MAINTAIN A LIGHT PRES GRADIENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH WED. THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS LATE WED THROUGH FRI ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS. $$ AMZ082-010330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-010330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT E OF 78W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TUE NIGHT AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 80W BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT THU. $$ AMZ086-010330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU...S OF 16N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ087-010330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-010330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED JUST NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT E AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW WATERS EARLY WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA THU MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT EXTENDS FROM NEAR 30N65W TO S FLORIDA EARLY FRI MORNING. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT N AS A WARM FRONT FRI AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND TRACKS NE SAT. $$ AMZ080-010330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON JAN 31 2011 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF 72W. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE 5 TO 10 KT SE OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 70W. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF 75W BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT AND S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF 79W LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS AND S OF 22N W OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 27N E OF 69W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING NW TO N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 22N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .THU...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SE OF FRONT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N W OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E TO SE W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART AND ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 72W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N W OF 72W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. FROM 22N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT S W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL