000 FZNT23 KNHC 040313 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM 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. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN FRI THROUGH SUN AS THE HIGH SHIFTS E. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI NIGHT...AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY SAT NIGHT... THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE FROM WINDWARDS PASSAGE TO NEAR 16N81W SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-040930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W SE 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 17N E OF 81W. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE INTO SUN... EXCEPT N OF 20N 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-040930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .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 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 FRI NIGHT. 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 TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI. .SAT THROUGH MON...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 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 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. $$ AMZ086-040930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 72W 8 TO 11 FT ...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. N OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI AND TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-040930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 18N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N 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 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-040930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 03 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N62W TO 24N74W WILL REACH FROM 26N65W TO SE BAHAMAS LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVE E OF AREA THU. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W PORTION FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT AFTERNOON AND FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN AFTERNOON WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT SAT. FRONT WEAKENS OVER THE FAR SE WATERS. $$ AMZ080-040930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST WED FEB 03 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF FRONT SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 71W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT W OF 72W N TO NE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS ...AND 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 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 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 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. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE