000 FZNT23 KNHC 130306 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE N LEEWARD ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 22N84W TO 17N88W WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL CUBA TO NE HONDURAS BY SAT MORNING...AND WEAKEN FROM HAITI TO COSTA RICA BY LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO SUN INTO SUN NIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE...AND REACHES FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-130930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT TO 82W SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5FT. $$ AMZ084-130930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 KT... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. .WED...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N 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 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-130930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY N OF 14N E OF 70W FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE SAT AND TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN AND MON. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH THROUGH SAT MORNING. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-130930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 57W FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .TONIGHT...N OF 13N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE. .WED...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ088-130930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DEEPENING LOW NEAR 29N79W 998 MB TRAILS A COLD FRONT SW TO SOUTHERN FLORIDA. THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE NE OF AREA TONIGHT AS INTENSIFIES INTO A STORM. THE ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE LOW SW TO EASTERN CUBA BY EARLY SAT NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM 24N65W TO HAITI BY SUN MORNING...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PORTION THROUGH MON MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS ON MON...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON...FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON...AND FROM 25N65W TO HAITI BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-130930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N INTO SAT... .TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT W OF 79W DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 26N E OF FRONT TO 67W S TO SW WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. N OF 29N BETWEEN 72W AND 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG AND WITHIN 120 NM SE OF FRONT S OF 28N. AREAS OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED SHOWERS N OF 28N W OF 70W. .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 AND SUN NIGHT...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...EXCEPT S OF 26N BETWEEN 69W AND 75W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. .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. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE