000 FZNT23 KNHC 031357 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO SE BELIZE MOVES S REACHING FROM E CUBA TO E HONDURAS TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. 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. $$ AMZ082-032130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT T0NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 84W THU. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ084-032130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ086-032130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU...W OF 70W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 70W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. $$ AMZ087-032130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-032130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 31N73W TO 23N80W. A SHOT OF COLD AIR IS MOVING INTO THE WATERS N OF GRAND BAHAMA THIS MORNING...REINFORCING THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES EAST. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N66W TO E CUBA NEAR 21N75W TONIGHT...WITH GALES AHEAD OF IT. ANOTHER REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA LATE WED....WITH FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS. THE FRONTS WILL MERGE AND MOVE SE OF AREA BY LATE THU. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE BETWEEN N FLORIDA AND BERMUDA FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. $$ AMZ080-032130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 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... .THIS AFTERNOON 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/CHRISTENSEN