000 FZNT23 KNHC 010900 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA 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. AMZ089-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD SW INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC LATE MON THROUGH EARLY WED ALLOWING FOR EASTERLY TRADES TO INCREASE. THE HIGH THEN WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E WED AND THU CAUSING THE EASTERLY TRADES TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY. $$ AMZ082-011530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT NEAR CUBA. $$ AMZ084-011530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT WED. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-011530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT MON AND MON NIGHT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N THU. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-011530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL LATE. .WED AND THU...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE WED AND THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT THU. .FRI...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ AMZ088-011530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N65W TO WESTERN CUBA. THE FRONT WILL STALL ALONG 25N/26N LATER TODAY AS A COASTAL TROUGH AND WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT AND SLIDES ALONG 30N/31N TUE AND NE OF THE AREA EARLY WED. THE NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERS THE AREA ALONG 31N72W TO 24N79W EARLY WED AND FROM 29N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE WED EVENING THEN MOVES E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE W PORTION BY FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE FLORIDA COAST AND WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA LATE FRI. $$ AMZ080-011530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 72W IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 72W SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT MON NIGHT...AND 6 TO 9 FT W OF 72W. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT AND BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 75W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S OF 22N E TO SE...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT E OF BAHAMAS AND BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NW OF FRONT W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 25 TO 28N W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE W OF 70W IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT W OF 70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 70W LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .FRI...N OF 25N WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...N OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 69W SW TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 71W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N W OF 71W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER DGS