000 FZNT23 KNHC 022129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN CENTRAL ATLC HIGH PRES AND LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA IS RESULTING IN FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE PRES GRADIENT THEN WEAKENS LATE WED AS THE HIGH MOVES TO THE E ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. A WEAK PRES GRADIENT SHOULD BE PRESENT OVER ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT...AND REACHES FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS SUN. $$ AMZ082-030330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN GULF OF HONDURAS...BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT LEE OF CUBA. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE FRI. W OF 84W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL EXCEPT N OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE INTO SUN...EXCEPT N OF 20N 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-030330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT SUN. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-030330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL W OF 65W...AND 5 TO 7 FT E OF 65W. .WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE THU AND FRI. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 15N THU...AND THROUGHOUT FRI. E OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU ...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-030330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .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 NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE WED INTO 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 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 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...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. $$ AMZ088-030330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N65W TO 27N72W NW TO A 1007 MB LOW JUST N OF THE AREA NEAR 32N79W 1007 MB. A COLD FRONT EXETNDS FROM THE LOW SW TO ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL WILL TRACK NE AND INTENSIFY THROUGH THROUGH WED NIGHT AND PULL THE COLD FRONT SE FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT...THEN FROM 31N67W TO EASTERN CUBA BY WED AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA BY LATE WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND IT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W PORTION THU NIGHT AND FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN EXTEND FROM 31N75W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING...FROM 30N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE SAT...AND FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SUN. $$ AMZ080-030330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 02 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...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 AND THU NIGHT...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 AND SUN...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 AGUIRRE