000 FZNT23 KNHC 011437 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...THE STATIONARY FRONT THAT WAS IN THE FAR NW CARIBBEAN HAS LIFTED BACK TO THE N INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AS A WARM FRONT. A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES AND LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES FROM THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN EASTWARD INTO THE TROPICAL N ATLC. THIS PATTERN PERSISTS THROUGH WED WITH THE PRES GRADIENT WEAKENING LATE WED AS THE HIGH MOVES TO THE E ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. A WEAK GRADIENT WILL THEN BE OVER THE BASIN THU THROUGH FRI WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-012130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON. .TUE THROUGH WED...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI. $$ AMZ084-012130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 LATE WED. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE FRI. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. $$ AMZ086-012130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SW PART...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SW PART...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N THU. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. $$ AMZ087-012130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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 TONIGHT. 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 TUE NIGHT. .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. $$ AMZ088-012130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 27N65W TO 24N71W WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM N OF 31N. A COASTAL TROUGH AND WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST TONIGHT THEN WILL SLIDE ALONG 30N/31N TUE AND NE OF THE AREA EARLY WED. THE LOW WILL DRAG A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDING FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY WED THEN FROM 27N65W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS WED EVENING THEN E OF THE AREA BY EARLY THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE W PORTION THU NIGHT AND FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO NEAR MELBOURNE FLORIDA BY FRI EVENING. $$ AMZ080-012130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL ...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 72W AND 7 TO 9 FT E OF 72W TONIGHT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT NEAR FRONT...BECOMING SE TO S THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND FAR NW PART TONIGHT. .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 TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. 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 TO 8 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 LEWITSKY