000 FZNT23 KNHC 132112 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2004 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2004 .SYNOPSIS...ELY TRADE WINDS WILL WEAKEN TODAY THROUGH SAT AS NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA SUN. FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN SEA LATE SUN...EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO BELIZE ON MON...THEN DISSIPATING ON TUE. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER CARIBBEAN EARLY WED AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 80W WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 20N WIND E TO SE 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S 10 KT SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 19N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT NW OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 19N E OF 80W WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N WIND E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF FRONT WIND N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...S OF 17N E OF 82W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...W OF COLD FRONT WIND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 78W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WIND NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 80W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 78W WIND NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 80W WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. W OF 80W WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 11N E OF 80W WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE WIND NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE...N OF 11N E OF 80W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. .WED...N OF 11N E OF 80W WIND NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND NE 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 70W WIND NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING NE TO E 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT BY SAT NIGHT. .SUN...N OF 15N W OF 70W WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE WIND E 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...WIND E 20...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 14N W OF 70W. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. WIND DECREASING TO 15 KT E OF 70W LATE. .WED...WIND E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 7N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 17N WIND ELY 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 17N WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 20N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 20N WIND NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 20N WIND ELY 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 19N WIND NE TO E 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL. .TUE AND WED...WIND NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2004 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG 31N67W 27N80W THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STATIONARY TONIGHT THEN MOVE N AS A WARM FRONT SAT...AND N OF THE AREA SAT AFTERNOON. NEW LOW PRES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NW WATERS LATE SAT WITH COLD FRONT FINALLY MOVING INTO AREA SUN AFTERNOON ALONG 31N79W 27N80W. FRONT WILL MOVE TO 31N70W 29N81W BY LATE MON...AND EXTEND FROM 29N65W 31N76W BY LATE TUE AS NEW LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER NW PORTION OF AREA. LOW PRES WILL THEN MOVE N OF AREA WITH SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING INTO AREA AND EXTENDING FROM 31N74W 23N80W BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2004 .TONIGHT...N OF FRONT E OF 73W WIND NW 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF FRONT W OF 73W WIND NE 10 TO 15 KT. S OF FRONT TO 25N WIND VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N WIND E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT AND W OF 75W. .SAT...N OF 27N W OF 75W WIND S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 27N E OF 75W WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N WIND E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 75W AND 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 30N W OF 70W. .SAT NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF 73W WIND SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N W OF 70W WIND S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 26N WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 73W AND 4 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N W OF 73W. .SUN...W OF FRONT WIND W TO NW 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTY. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT WIND SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 25N TO 29N E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N W OF 73W WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 73W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N W OF FRONT WIND NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 28N E OF FRONT WIND SW 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT TO 73W WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E OF 73W WIND SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT. .MON...N OF FRONT WIND NE 20 TO 25 KT SEAS BUILDING 12 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 28N E OF FRONT WIND SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 70W WIND N TO NE 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 70W WIND S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...N OF FRONT WIND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 23N WIND E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR FLORIDA COAST AND BAHAMAS. S OF 23N WIND E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. .WED...NW OF SECOND COLD FRONT WIND NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT WIND SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E OF SECOND FRONT WIND SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG SECOND FRONT. $$ FORECASTER COBB