000 FZNT23 KNHC 041420 CCA OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA...CORRECTED NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED FEB 04 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL MOVE S OF CUBA BY EARLY THU...REINFORCING A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM E CUBA TO NE HONDURAS...BEFORE DISSIPATING BY LATE THU. HIGH PRES OVER FLORIDA WILL SHIFT E ALONG 30N AND INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 12 FT S OF 19N AND 7 TO 9 FT N OF 19N. .FRI...W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. .SUN...S OF 18N W OF 85W INCLUDING GULF OF HONDURAS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009 CORRECTED TO ADD THU AND THU NIGHT PERIODS ...GALE WARNING S OF 12N E OF 76W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA... ...GALE WARNING N OF 12N W OF 82W ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT S OF 12N E OF 76W. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. NE TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT N OF 12N W OF 82W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT INSIDE REEFS. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST S OF 11N. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA. SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 8 TO 13 FT SUN. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N W OF 74W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 13N W OF 73W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 68W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 68W E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT E OF 64W. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT E OF 64W AND 6 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. .THU THROUGH SUN...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 17N E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT IN MERGING NW AND E SWELLS. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NW AND E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO TO E CUBA WILL MOVE SE AND EXTEND FROM 31N59W TO CENTRAL HISPANIOLA BY MIDDAY THU. A SECOND REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE COAST OF U.S. THIS MORNING WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SE ACROSS THE W ATLC AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT BY THU EVENING. WESTERLY GALES ARE BRIEFLY EXPECTED BEHIND THE SECOND FRONT N OF 28N. HIGH PRES WILL SLIDE E ALONG 30N AND INTO THE W ATLC THIS WEEKEND LEADING TO SUBSIDING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 04 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM W OF SECOND COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF SECOND FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT N OF 29N WITHIN 300 NM W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 19 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN THE FRONTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .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 8 TO 9 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 STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN