000 FZNT23 KNHC 021501 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 02 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. AMZ089-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 02 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 SAT WHILE A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT. $$ AMZ082-022130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU AND FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-022130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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 SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE. 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 IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-022130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N THU...AND THROUGHOUT FRI. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU ...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. .SAT...S OF 14N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 70W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-022130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL TONIGHT. .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 IN E SWELL SUBSIDING 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 5 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. $$ AMZ088-022130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N65W TO 26N70W WITH A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM THERE TO 1012 MB LOW PRES NEAR 30N80W. THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY WHILE THE LOW MOVES E JUST N OF 31N PULLING A TRAILING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WATERS IN ITS WAKE. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM 31N77W TO SE FLORIDA THIS EVENING THEN FROM 31N72W TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS EARLY WED THEN E OF THE AREA BY LATE WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE W PORTION THU NIGHT AND FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE N FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING AND FROM 30N70W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE SAT. $$ AMZ080-022130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. 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 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT 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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. 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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. 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 27N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W OT NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. N OF 27N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING S TO SW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 23N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN W SWELL LATE. N OF 23N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST N OF 27N. 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 AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY