000 FZNT23 KNHC 030931 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST TUE FEB 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N77W TO ANDROS ISLAND BAHAMAS TO 19N88W WILL MOVE SE AND REACH CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO E CENTRAL CUBA TO HONDURAS BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND THEN DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AS A SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH THE SE BAHAMAS AND NW CARIBBEAN. FRONT WILL THEN WEAKEN AND STALL NW HAITI TO N NICARAGUA BY WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE THU. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DOMINATE THE W CARIBBEAN. RIDGE TO THE N BEHIND FRONT WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT T0NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 84W THU. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 7 TO 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. S OF 13N SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. N OF 13N SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS SUBSIDING 8 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELLS. .THU THROUGH SAT...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. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT 31N77W TO ANDROS ISLAND BAHAMAS WILL MOVE SE AND REACH 30N66W TO TURKS AND CAICOS BY THIS EVENING...WITH GALES AHEAD OF IT. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST THIS MORNING AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA BY THIS EVENING...FROM 26N65W TO E CUBA BY LATE WED...AND FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA BY LATE THU. ANOTHER REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY WED AND EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA LATE WED....WITH GALES EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT. FRONTS WILL MERGE AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY LATE THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED WED AND WED NIGHT N OF 28N W OF COLD FRONT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 240 NM OF FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT N OF 28N WITHIN 300 NM W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO 20 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FIRST FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN THE FRONTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONTS. .THU...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING