000 FZNT23 KNHC 041504 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 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 SHIFT INTO THE FAR N PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC WATERS LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. 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. THE FRONT WILL REACH E CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SUN NIGHT WHERE IT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN. $$ AMZ082-042130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON..E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 18N...4 TO 6 FT N OF 18N. W OF 80W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE INTO SUN... EXCEPT N OF 20N 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-042130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI NIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI NIGHT. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT FRI NIGHT. .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. $$ AMZ086-042130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-042130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W TO NW LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TONIGHT...N OF 19N W TO NW WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE 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. $$ AMZ088-042130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 26N65W TO 24N71W WILL MOVE E OF AREA LATER TODAY. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W PORTION TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT AFTERNOON AND FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA SUN AFTERNOON...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY MON. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-042130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 72W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 25N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT W OF 75W TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS...3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .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 AL/DGS