000 FZNT23 KNHC 040908 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 04 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. AMZ089-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN THE ATLC WITH LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA RESULTING IN MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN FRI THROUGH MON AS THE HIGH MOVES E. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL 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. $$ AMZ082-041530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .TODAY..S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE INTO SUN... EXCEPT N OF 20N 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-041530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ086-041530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N W OF 72W 8 TO 11 FT. SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT FRI. N OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI AND TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE FRI NIGHT. E OF 66W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-041530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. $$ AMZ088-041530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 24N69W WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATER TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W PORTION FRI AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI NIGHT AND FROM 31N71W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SAT AFTERNOON AND FROM 27N65W TO WINDWARD PASSAGE SUN AFTERNOON WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. FRONT DISSIPATES MON. $$ AMZ080-041530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...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. .FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25 SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .SAT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 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 DGS