000 FZNT23 KNHC 032101 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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 COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW CARIBBEAN EARLY THU. THE FRONT WEAKENS AND STALLS FROM HAITI TO N NICARAGUA BY THU AND THEN WEAKENS WITH STRONG N WINDS DOMINATE THE W CARIBBEAN INTO THE WEEKEND. RIDGE TO THE N MAINTAINS FRESH TO STRONG TRADES ACROSS THE BASIN THROUGH SAT. $$ AMZ082-040330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT SUN. $$ AMZ084-040330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .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 THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...HIGHEST ALONG NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA COAST. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FT W OF 78W. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. $$ AMZ086-040330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 15N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-040330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 03 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 240 NM W OF BERMUDA TO CENTRAL CUBA....WITH GALES AHEAD OF IT. THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM 300 NM E OF BERMUDA TO E CUBA EARLY WED...WITH ASSOCIATED GALES N OF AREA. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF GEORGIA COAST EARLY WED AND EXTENDS FROM BERMUDA TO E CUBA LATE WED... FOLLOWED BY GALES. FRONTS MERGE BY EARLY THU. RIDGE ALONG 30N SHIFTS E LATE WEEK THIS WEEKEND WITH SUBSIDING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ080-040330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM 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... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT... EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT WITHIN 240 NM E 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 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 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN THE FRONTS. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONTS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N W OF FRONT 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 W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN 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 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER COHEN