000 FZNT23 KNHC 082117 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON FEB 08 2010 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W...THE SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS...AND THE CARIBBEAN SEA 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. AMZ089-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM HAITI TO THE COAST OF NICARAGUA NEAR 13N84W WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE NIGHT REACHING FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS WED AND DISSIPATING THROUGH THU. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ATLC WATERS N OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THU THROUGH FRI. $$ AMZ082-090330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 08 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 84W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 84W TONIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF JAMAICA. .THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 18N EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N. .FRI...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-090330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 08 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT. 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. $$ AMZ086-090330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SUN FEB 07 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES. $$ AMZ087-090330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 08 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. FROM 19N TO 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 15N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 17N SE TO S WINDS 10 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...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL BUILDING 8 TO 13 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 10 TO 17 FT 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...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT S OF 11N. $$ AMZ088-090330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 08 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 21N65W TO HAITI WILL STALL ALONG 20N TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL SHIFT E OF AREA LATE TUE IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST TUE NIGHT...REACHING FROM NEAR BERMUDA TO HAITI LATE WED NIGHT...AND MOVING SE OF AREA LATE THU NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL SHIFT E OFF CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST FRI NIGHT MOVING EWD ACROSS THE NORTH WATERS SAT. THE ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW PART OF AREA LATE FRI AND EXTEND FROM LOW TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-090330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 08 2010 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 29N TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 74W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 27N W OF 70W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N E OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW 25 TO 40 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 12 TO 24 FT WED NIGHT. FROM 22N TO 29N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 18 FT NE OF BAHAMAS WED NIGHT. FROM 22N TO 29N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 22N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .THU...N OF 28N E OF 70W NW 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 16 TO 26 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 20 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 24N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 13 TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT W OF BAHAMAS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER GR/AL