000 FZNT23 KNHC 120256 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM HAITI TO JAMAICA WILL DISSIPATE EARLY FRI MORNING. A COLD FRONT FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLC WILL QUICKLY REACH FROM 22N55W TO THE LEEWARDS ISLANDS BY LATE TONIGHT... THEN WEAKEN FROM 17N55W TO NEAR 16N61W BY FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE INTO SAT MORNING. A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN LATE FRI AFTERNOON EVENING...AND REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY SAT MORNING...AND WEAKEN FROM HAITI TO COSTA RICA BY LATE SAT NIGHT...FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO 15N73W BY EARLY SUN NIGHT AND DISSIPATE BY LATE SUN NIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. $$ AMZ082-120930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 18N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 18N. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-120930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .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 NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT...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 AND TUE...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. && AMZ086-120930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY N OF 14N E OF 65W FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .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. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PORTION. .FRI THROUGH MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 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. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH THROUGH SAT MORNING. .TUE...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-120930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY FROM 14N TO 20N FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .TONIGHT...N OF 17N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL... BUILDING 8 TO 15 FT NW PART LATE. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 14N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH INTO THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-120930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR SE WATERS WILL MOVE E OF AREA BY 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 TO NEAR 23N81W FRI NIGHT ...THEN THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 27N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY SAT AFTERNOON...WEAKEN FROM 23N65W TO HAITI BY LATE SAT NIGHT ...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PORTION THROUGH LATE SUN. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS ON...REACH FROM 31N74W TO S FLORIDA BY LATE MON...AND FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-120930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 28N E OF 68W... ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 24N FRI NIGHT INTO SAT... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 68W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 TO 33 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF 75W AND NE OF BAHAMAS NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 24 FT IN NW SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 70W W TO NW WINDS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND S OF 22N E OF 70W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 68W NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 28N W OF 68W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS W OF 74W. .FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT WITH AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 71W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 21 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 21N E OF FRONT S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE OF LINE 31N74W TO 25N65W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SE OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND SE OF FRONT. .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. .TUE...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE