000 FZNT23 KNHC 132130 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM 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. AMZ089-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM 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...REACH FROM HISPANIOLA TO 15N84W BY LATE WED...AND FROM NEAR THE MONA PASSAGE TO 15N78W BY LATE THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA W OF FRONT. $$ AMZ082-140330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BETWEEN 78W AND 82W 5 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PORTION. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 19N...AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 19N. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ084-140330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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 THROUGH 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...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL...EXCEPT E OF 79W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU...FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-140330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...VOLCANIC ASHFALL ADVISORY FROM 16N TO 19N E OF 63W FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO MONTSERRAT AT 16.7N 62.2W... .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT THROUGH EXPOSED ATLC PASSAGES BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN. OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 5 NM IN VOLCANIC ASH... DISSIPATING LATE TONIGHT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT W OF 72W INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT S OF 72W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ087-140330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...S OF 15N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 15N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N SE TO S. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. $$ AMZ088-140330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 31N65W TO 25N70W TO EASTERN CUBA WILL EXTEND FROM 28N65W TO HAITI LATE TONIGHT...FROM 24N65W TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY SUN MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SE PORTION THROUGH MON MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS MON EVENING...REACH FROM 31N74W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE MON NIGHT...FROM 28N65W TO EASTERN CUBA TUE AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN FROM 25N65W TO HAITI BY WED MORNING...AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR SE WATERS THU. $$ AMZ080-140330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2010 ...GALE WARNING N OF 27N... .TONIGHT...N OF 27N WITHIN 240 NM W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 30 TO 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 22 IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT... DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27 E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 21N E OF FRONT S TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. NUMEROUS 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 SE OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND SE OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...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. .THU...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT E OF 78W ...AND 6 TO 8 FT W OF 78W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE