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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. $$
SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ087-100330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 09 2010 TONIGHT N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 20N. WED AND WED NIGHT N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. THU AND THU NIGHT N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING 8 TO 14 FT NW PART LATE. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. FRI NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 14N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. SAT AND SUN N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. $$
