000 FZNT23 KNHC 110912 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST THU FEB 11 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. AMZ089-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO NE HONDURAS WILL REACH FROM THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO BELIZE TONIGHT...AND FROM 20N55W TO JAMAICA FRI THEN DISSIPATE. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI EVENING...REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE NICARAGUA SAT NIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE FROM NEAR PUERTO RICO TO 15N78W SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ082-111530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION. .MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-111530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SAT. .SUN...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 82W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 82W. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. && AMZ086-111530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PORTION. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE SAT AND TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN AND MON. $$ AMZ087-111530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...BUILDING 8 TO 15 FT NW PART LATE. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 14N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. .MON...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 20N BECOMING E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-111530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 24N65W TO HAITI MOVE SE OF AREA LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA FRI NIGHT THEN TURN NE AND PASS NEAR BERMUDA SAT NIGHT. THE LOW WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT OFF THE FLORIDA COAST LATE FRI NIGHT AND EXTEND FROM LOW CENTER TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SAT AND WEAKEN OVER THE SE PORTION SUN...DISSIPATING BY LATE MON. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION MON. $$ AMZ080-111530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 75W TODAY... .TODAY...N OF 28N E OF 75W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 TO 30 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 TO 27 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT ELSEWHERE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. N OF 28N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 20 TO 30 KT LATE FRI SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS BUILDING 7 TO 12 FT THROUGH FRI NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PORTION. .SAT AND SUN...NW OF LOW CENTER AND FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 TO 20 KT W PART SUN. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF PART SUN NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER NELSON