000 FZNT23 KNHC 042115 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH PRES TO THE N AND LOW PRES OVER COLOMBIA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL SLIDE E THROUGH MON ALLOWING FOR WINDS TO WEAKEN. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI NIGHT...AND REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS BY SAT NIGHT...AND FROM NEAR THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NE NICARAGUA THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. $$ AMZ082-050330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO NW BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT FRI NIGHT. .SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE INTO SUN... EXCEPT N OF 20N 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-050330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .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 TUE...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. $$ AMZ086-050330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA NE 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 9 TO 13 FT. N OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-050330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NW OF FRONT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .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 THROUGH 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 AND TUE...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. $$ AMZ088-050330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU FEB 04 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WAS JUST SE OF THE AREA. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE W PORTION TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE U.S. COAST FRI NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N77W TO SOUTH FLORIDA FRI NIGHT...FROM 31N69W TO CENTRAL CUBA SAT AFTERNOON AND FROM 25N65W TO E CUBA SUN AFTERNOON...WHERE IT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE BY MON. GALE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE N OF 28N E OF THE FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ AMZ080-050330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST THU FEB 04 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 28N E OF FRONT FRI NIGHT AND SAT... .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 LATE. 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 AGUIRRE