000 FZNT23 KNHC 011414 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW HAITI TO NE NICARAGUA WILL MOVE LITTLE AND GRADUALLY BECOME DIFFUSE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE N OF THE AREA SHIFTING E INTO THE W ATLC WILL CAUSE TRADE WINDS TO TURN MORE E TO NE AND INCREASE ACROSS E HALF OF BASIN THROUGH MON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO SOUTHERN BELIZE BY LATE TUE...THEN STALLING FROM HAITI TO E HONDURAS BY LATE WED...BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NW PORTION. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 84W THU. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 68W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT AND GUSTY WINDWARD PASSAGE AND COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. E OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. .THU...W OF 70W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 19N N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .MON THROUGH WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL...SUBSIDING 7 TO 8 FT IN FAR NW PORTION WED. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 21N65W TO THE NE COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL BECOME MORE E TO W ALIGNED AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE JUST N OF PUERTO RICO THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ALONG 31N IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY MON NIGHT...AND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA TUE NIGHT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO 26N80W LATE WED. GALES TO ACCOMPANY BOTH FRONTS. FRONTS TO MERGE AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N TUE AND WED... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT LEE OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT TUE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 28N. FROM 23N TO 28N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT E OF FRONT AND NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .THU...N OF 25N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN