000 FZNT23 KNHC 020304 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...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. $$ AMZ082-020930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 20N. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-020930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N E OF 81W 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 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ086-020930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SW PART. E OF 70W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST SW PART...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE TUE NIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N THU. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU. .SAT...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-020930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 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 TUE NIGHT. .WED THROUGH 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. .SAT...N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ088-020930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO 25N71W THEN STATIONARY TO SOUTH FLORIDA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM N OF 31N. A COASTAL TROUGH AND WEAK AREA OF LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NE FLORIDA COAST LATE TONIGHT THEN WILL SLIDE ALONG 30N/31N TUE AND NE OF THE AREA EARLY WED. THE LOW WILL DRAG A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA EXTENDING FROM 31N69W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THEN TO W CUBA EARLY WED THEN FROM 26N65W TO CENTRAL BAHAMAS WED EVENING THEN E OF THE AREA BY EARLY THU AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE W PORTION THU NIGHT AND FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO SOUTH FLORIDA BY SAT MORNING...AND 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TO CENTRAL CUBA BY SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-020930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST MON FEB 01 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 TO 25 KT W OF 72W...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. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S W OF 71W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PART. .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 AND WED NIGHT...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. .SAT...N OF 23N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT. S OF 23N E OF 72W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N W OF 72W SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL