000 FZNT23 KNHC 030927 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST WED FEB 03 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. AMZ089-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 03 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 FRI AS THE HIGH MOVES TO THE E ALLOWING FOR TRADES TO DIMINISH OVER THE E CARIBBEAN AND TROPICAL N ATLC. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM W CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT AND FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE HONDURAS SUN. $$ AMZ082-031530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT E OF FRONT AND NW TO N 10 TO 14 KT W OF FRONT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-031530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 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 7 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 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. $$ AMZ086-031530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI...S OF 15N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-031530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ088-031530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N74W TO 24N80W WILL MOVE TO 31N67W TO E CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W PORTION THU NIGHT AND FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT MORNING AND FROM 30N68W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE SAT AND FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA SUN. $$ AMZ080-031530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST WED FEB 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF FRONT SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN FRONT AND 75W...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF 75W EXCEPT S W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N E TO SE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF THE BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 77W BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...AND TO SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 75W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 27N W OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING S TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT W OF FRONT LATE W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OVER W PART BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 3 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER DGS