000 FZNT23 KNHC 051502 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 05 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. AMZ089-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WILL GRADUALLY LOSE IDENTITY THROUGH SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT NIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA SUN AND MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ082-052130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-052130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-052130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 65W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 15N W OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 15N W OF 65W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-052130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON AND TUE...N OF 15N S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-052130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW HAS INCREASED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA LATE SAT...FROM 25N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE SUN...THEN STALL FROM 23N65W TO HAITI LATE MON AND DISSIPATE TUE. $$ AMZ080-052130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. N OF 28N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 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. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. N OF 27N E OF 75W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO S LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER AL/NELSON