000 FZNT23 KNHC 131526 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 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. AMZ089-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL WEAKEN FROM HAITI TO COSTA RICA BY LATE TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE ON SUN AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN TUE...AND REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA TO GULF OF HONDURAS BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ082-132130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION. .MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-132130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 . THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA... DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. S OF 11N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. .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. $$ AMZ086-132130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY N OF 16N E OF 70W FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUN. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL FRI NIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE SAT AND TO 4 TO 7 FT SUN AND MON. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN VOLCANIC ASH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .TUE AND WED...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ087-132130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON 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. $$ AMZ088-132130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES N OF AREA NEAR 32N74W MB TRAILS A COLD FRONT SW TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS NEAR AND EASTERN CUBA NEAR 22N77W. THE COLD FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 26N65W TO EASTERN CUBA THIS EVENING...AND FROM 24N65W TO THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BY SUN MORNING...AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PORTION THROUGH MON MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS ON MON...REACHING FROM 31N74W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE MON...FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA BY TUE AFTERNOON...AND FROM 25N65W TO HAITI BY LATE WED. $$ AMZ080-132130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 25N... .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N W OF FRONT TO 72W W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 TO 20 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 16 FT NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. S OF 22N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 76W W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 21 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 24N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E OF FRONT S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 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 GR