000 FZNT23 KNHC 021412 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST MON FEB 02 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR BERMUDA SHIFTS E AHEAD OF A FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF. THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT...AND EXTENDS FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY TUE NIGHT...BEFORE STALLING FROM SW HAITI TO NE NICARAGUA BY WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATING THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FOLLOW THE FRONT INTO THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN. HIGH PRES BUILDING TO THE N BEHIND THE FRONT MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... BECOMING LATE TONIGHT N TO NW WINDS 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 18N E OF 78W. .WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU GULF OF HONDURAS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN W OF 84W THU. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT N OF 19N W OF 80W. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 02 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...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...AND TO 10 FT COAST OF COLOMBIA. ELSEWHERE E TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT COAST OF COLOMBIA. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS...THEN SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 18N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS. .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. .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. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT 21N65W TO THE 21N70W GRADUALLY DISSIPATES TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF SE U.S. COAST THIS EVENING...AND WILL EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE MORNING...FROM BERMUDA TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY TUE NIGHT...AND FROM 25N65W TO NE HISPANIOLA BY WED NIGHT. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM 31N66W TO 21N76W LATE WED. GALES EXPECTED E OF FIRST FRONT AND W OF SECOND FRONT. FRONTS TO MERGE AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY LATE THU. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 02 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N AND WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED AND WED NIGHT N OF 28N AND W OF SECOND FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING...THEN NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT LATE. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT W OF 70W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 73W SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N 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 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. N OF 28N E OF 70W W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO W TO NW 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...BUILDING 14 TO 20 FT LATE. FROM 23N TO 28N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 15 FT LATE...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 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 IN N SWELL. 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 STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN