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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. AMZ089-100330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ086-100330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 07 2010 TONIGHT S OF 15N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WED AND WED NIGHT S OF 14N W OF 72W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 72W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. THU AND THU NIGHT S OF 14N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 16N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE PORTION BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 16N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 16N. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PORTION FRI THROUGH SUN S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. $$