000 FZNT23 KNHC 080250 RRA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W...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. AMZ001-081500- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 64W 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...ALONG WITH GALES OFF COLOMBIA...WILL DIMINISH TODAY AS HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FAST MOVING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT...EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY THU EVENING...THEN STALL AND BECOME DIFFUSE FROM EASTERN CUBA TO CENTRAL HONDURAS THROUGH SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE AREA LATE FRI AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH THE ASSOCIATED TIGHT PRES GRADIENT INCREASING TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC WATERS. $$ AMZ011-081500- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING YUCATAN BASIN- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ013-081500- CARIBBEAN N OF 18N BETWEEN 76W AND 85W INCLUDING CAYMAN BASIN- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...AND 5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...BETWEEN CUBA AND JAMAICA...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ015-081500- CARIBBEAN APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN MIXED E AND SE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ017-081500- GULF OF HONDURAS- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S OF 17N W OF 87W...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 17N W OF 87W...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 17N W OF 87W...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT S OF 17N W OF 87W...AND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ019-081500- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 80W AND 85W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ021-081500- CARIBBEAN FROM 15N TO 18N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ023-081500- CARIBBEAN N OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ025-081500- OFFSHORE WATERS LEEWARD ISLANDS- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ027-081500- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 15N TO 19N BETWEEN 55W AND 60W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ029-081500- W CENTRAL CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N W OF 80W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 10 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 9 TO 12 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF NICARAGUA...AND 8 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ031-081500- CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN 72W AND 80W INCLUDING COLOMBIA BASIN- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA FRI NIGHT... .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...AND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 14 FT FROM 10N TO 13N BETWEEN 75W AND 78W. .THU NIGHT...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA...E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF COLOMBIA. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ033-081500- CARIBBEAN S OF 15N BETWEEN 64W AND 72W INCLUDING VENEZUELA BASIN- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ035-081500- OFFSHORE WATERS WINDWARD ISLANDS INCLUDING TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ037-081500- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 15N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ039-081500- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 11N INCLUDING APPROACHES TO PANAMA CANAL- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU...S OF 10N...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ101-081500- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLANTIC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 31N66W TO THE N COAST OF CUBA WILL RACE SW TO ALONG A POSITION FROM NEAR 31N66W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE STALLING AND DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH THU...AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN THU NIGHT INTO SAT WHILE SHIFTING EASTWARD. A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE NW BAHAMAS ON FRI AS YET ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S OVER THE AREA INTO MON. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE WESTWARD INLAND FLORIDA SAT NIGHT INTO SUN. $$ AMZ111-081500- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N W OF 77W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N... .OVERNIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE...EXCEPT UP TO 14 FT N OF 29N. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON N OF 28N. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI...N OF 29N W OF 79W...S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW LATE. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ113-081500- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 70W AND 77W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N... .OVERNIGHT...N OF 29N...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 29N...N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO NE LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT N OF 29N...AND 8 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. $$ AMZ115-081500- ATLANTIC FROM 27N TO 31N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 29N...AND 7 TO 10 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 13 FT IN NW TO N SWELL N OF 29N...AND 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. $$ AMZ117-081500- BAHAMAS INCLUDING CAY SAL BANK- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 2 FT OR LESS ELSEWHERE. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ATLC EXPOSURES...AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ119-081500- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N E OF BAHAMAS TO 70W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...N OF 25N...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL N OF 25N...AND 5 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N...NE WINDS 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. ELSEWHERE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL N OF 25N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND NE SWELL. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ121-081500- ATLANTIC FROM 22N TO 27N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...N OF 25N...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 15 TO 20 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N OF 25N...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 25N...AND 6 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL N OF 25N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL ELSEWHERE. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND NW SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ123-081500- ATLANTIC S OF 22N W OF 70W INCLUDING APPROACHES TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ125-081500- ATLANTIC S OF 22N BETWEEN 65W AND 70W INCLUDING PUERTO RICO TRENCH- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. .MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. $$ AMZ127-081500- ATLANTIC FROM 19N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W- 950 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 .OVERNIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL . .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .MON...E WINDS 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE