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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. AMZ089-101530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE FROM HISPANIOLA TO NEAR 15N77W THU. A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT ALONG 21N E OF 70W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS LATE SAT...THEN WEAKEN FROM HAITI TO NEAR 15N78W SUN. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SUN NIGHT. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ084-092130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST TUE FEB 09 2010 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT TONIGHT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. FRI AND SAT N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. $$