000 FZNT23 KNHC 130916 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 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. AMZ089-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG 18N TO LEEWARD ISLANDS DISSIPATE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 22N80W TO NE HONDURAS WEAKEN FROM HAITI TO COSTA RICA LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE FROM NEAR MONA PASSAGE TO 12N72W SUN NIGHT AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. THIRD COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW CARIBBEAN TUE AND REACHES FROM E CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-131530- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-131530- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...FROM 11N TO 14N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ AMZ086-131530- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY N OF 14N E OF 70W FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .TODAY THROUGH MON...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 5 FT SUN. N OF 14N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT NEAR ATLC PASSAGES. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH THROUGH SUN. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-131530- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY FROM 12N TO 16N W OF 57W FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 18N NE TO E WIND 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE SUN NIGHT. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. .MON AND TUE...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .WED...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 16N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ AMZ088-131530- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 31N78W 990 MB TRAILS COLD FRONT S TO 23N80W. COLD FRONT EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO E TIP OF CUBA EARLY TONIGHT WEAKEN AS IT EXITS SW N ATLC SUN NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT ENTER NW WATERS MON REACHING FROM 31N74W TO 31N66W LATE TUE...FROM 24N65W TO EASTERN HISPANIOLA LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-131530- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 24N... .TODAY...N OF 24N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 14 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 26N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 76W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 74W SW WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S 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. .WED...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 78W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ FORECASTER WALLY BARNES