000 FZNT23 KNHC 051354 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU FEB 05 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 21N77W TO N BELIZE WILL MOVE S THROUGH THE W CARIBBEAN ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS WITH GALES ALONG THE COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA. HIGH PRES SHIFTING INTO THE EXTREME NE GULF THIS MORNING WILL SLIDE E ALONG 30N AND INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH THE WEEKEND TO MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CARIBBEAN. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 19N AND 5 TO 9 FT ELSEWHERE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 85W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. E OF 85W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT MON. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 05 2009 ...GALE WARNING 10N TO 12N E OF 77W ALONG COAST OF COLOMBIA... ...GALE WARNING N OF 11N W OF 80W ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W AND N OF 11N W OF 80W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 77W. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT MON. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 68W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W OF 65W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT LATE MON. E OF 65W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 05 2009 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MERGING NW AND NE SWELLS. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED NW AND NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 05 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 24N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE SLOWLY E. SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 28N65W TO 21N76W WILL SWEEP SE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND SECOND FRONT...WITH GALES N OF 29N. HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EXTREME NE GULF OF MEXICO WILL SLIDE E ALONG 30N AND INTO THE W ATLC THIS WEEKEND AND MON LEADING TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDING WINDS AND SEAS. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 05 2009 ...GALE WARNING N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM W OF SECOND COLD FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 29N WITHIN 240 NM W OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT WITH NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF SECOND FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. BETWEEN FRONTS N TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. E OF FIRST FRONT S TO SE WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING N TO NW 15 TO 20 KT AS FRONTS MERGE. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N W OF MERGED FRONTS NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N W OF MERGED FRONTS NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF MERGED FRONTS SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 26N 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 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING/COBB