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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. AMZ089-100930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 09 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW CARIBBEAN EARLY TONIGHT...THEN EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WED AND DISSIPATE THU FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 15N77W. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 22N E OF 70W WILL DISSIPATE WED AND WED NIGHT. A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI INTO SAT...THEN REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN FROM HAITI TO NEAR 15N78W BY SUN AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NW CORNER OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC MON WHILE DISSIPATING. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ082-100930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST TUE FEB 09 2010 TONIGHT E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND COLD FRONT SHIFTING TO N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. WED AND WED NIGHT W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF JAMAICA. THU AND THU NIGHT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N. FRI W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. SAT W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SUN W OF FRONT WINDS DIMINISHING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. $$