000 FZNT23 KNHC 121519 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N LEEWARD ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A SECOND AND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN THIS 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. $$ AMZ082-122130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 84W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 84W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. $$ AMZ084-122130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. && AMZ086-122130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 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... .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ087-122130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY FROM 14N TO 20N FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. N OF 14N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 14N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN PRIMARILY NW SWELL. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH INTO THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 18N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL... SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. .MON AND TUE...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. $$ AMZ088-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 997 MB OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL QUICKLY TURN ENE ACROSS N-CENTRAL FLORIDA AND INTO SW N ATLC WATERS THIS EVENING WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM LOW CENTER 992 MB NEAR 32N78W TO 23N81W TONIGHT...THEN THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W 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 MON REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON...AND FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ AMZ080-122130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 26N LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF 74W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL EXCEPT 3 TO 6 FT W OF 78W. S OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF 74 N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 74W FROM 23N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL. E OF 74W S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 74W. .TONIGHT...N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 70W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT NE OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND N OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW TO W 20 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. 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 GR