000 FZNT23 KNHC 012130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM SW HAITI TO NE NICARAGUA. HIGH PRES 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 GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE TUE...THEN STALL FROM HAITI TO E HONDURAS BY LATE WED...BEFORE DISSIPATING THU. $$ AMZ082-020330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU NW PORTION. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 84W THU. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 19N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-020330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .TONIGHT 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 AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT FRI. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-020330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-020330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 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 AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 19N65W TO THE NE COAST OF HISPANIOLA WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE JUST N OF PUERTO RICO LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E ALONG 31N IN ADVANCE OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING OFF GEORGIA COAST MON NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE TUE. REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO 22N78W LATE WED. GALES TO ACCOMPANY BOTH FRONTS. FRONTS TO MERGE AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY LATE THU. $$ AMZ080-020330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 01 2009 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N TUE AND WED... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W 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 9 TO 13 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 W OF BAHAMAS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT...SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 35 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 28N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N W OF 70W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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 TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N E OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DECREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N E OF 75W N WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF 75W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COBB