000 FZNT23 KNHC 060305 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 22N85W TO 19N88W WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS SAT NIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO NICARAGUA SUN AND MON. A COLD FRONT ALONG 20N WILL GRADUALLY LOSE IDENTITY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NEAR JAMAICA WED. $$ AMZ082-060930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. W OF 83W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT TONIGHT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 18N. .WED...S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-060930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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. .WED...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 10N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-060930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 66W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 15N W OF 66W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-060930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .TONIGHT...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 NIGHT...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 SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE MON AND TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT N OF 18N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL LATE MON INTO TUE. .WED...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN IN N SWELL. N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-060930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT EXTENDING ALONG 20N E OF 68W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 31N67W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY EARLY SAT EVENING...FROM 25N65W TO NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE BY LATE SUN AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY FROM 23N65W TO HAITI BY MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH LATE MON INTO TUE AS HIGH PRES BUILDS SE ACROSS THE NE WATERS. THE HIGH SHIFTS E OF AREA LATE TUE AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST AND REACHES FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-060930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 05 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF FRONT... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF 75W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF 75W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL E OF 67W AND 5 TO 8 FT BETWEEN 67W AND 75W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. 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. .WED...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE