000 FZNT23 KNHC 120915 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 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. AMZ089-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 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. $$ AMZ082-121530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-121530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TODAY 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. && AMZ086-121530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY N OF 14N E OF 65W FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .TODAY 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. $$ AMZ087-121530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY FROM 14N TO 20N FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 14N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH INTO THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-121530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 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. $$ AMZ080-121530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N... .TODAY...N OF 26N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 26N W OF 72W N WINDS 10 KT BECOME S AT 35 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 26N SE 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S TO SW 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 9 FT IN N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. WIDESPREAD AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS W OF 72W. .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. N OF 24N E OF FRONT TO 70W SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT TO 67W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 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 DIMINISH TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 20 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT S OF 25N NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 21N E OF FRONT S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .SUN...NE OF LINE 31N74W TO 25N65W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS SE OF FRONT. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 73W SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL EXCEPT 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE...N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 74W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W AND 3 FT W OF 77W. S OF 24N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES