000 FZNT23 KNHC 142129 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST SUN FEB 14 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. AMZ089-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM EXTENDS FROM SW HAITI TO JUST E OF JAMAICA TO NEAR 11N83W. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT...REACH FROM HISPANIOLA TO 15N84W LATE WED AND FROM MONA PASSAGE TO 15N78W LATE THU. FRONT DISSIPATES OVER CARIBBEAN FRI AND LIES OVER THE N TROPICAL ATLC ZONE FROM 22N55W TO 18N63W FRI EVENING. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS AREA W OF FRONT. $$ AMZ082-150330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TONIGHT AND MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 85W. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT W OF 85W. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN LEE OF CUBA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-150330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 10N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 12N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT S OF 13N TUE. 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 78W 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 78W BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .THU AND FRI...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. $$ AMZ086-150330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF 72W LATE MON INTO TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 72W LATE MON INTO TUE. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WINDWARD PASSAGE BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .FRI...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N W OF 66W AND N OF 14N W OF 70W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-150330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 18N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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. .FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF FRONT TO 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART. $$ AMZ088-150330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 22N65W TO NEAR 20N70W WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH MON MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NORTHERN WATERS LATE MON AFTERNOON...REACH FROM 31N76W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY LATE MON NIGHT...FROM 31N68W TO EASTERN CUBA TUE AFTERNOON...FROM 25N65W TO 20N70W BY WED MORNING...AND MOVE SE OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS W BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-150330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 78W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. N OF 27N E OF 78W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NE PART. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN NW SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 8 FT FROM 74W TO 78W. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF BAHAMAS...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 22N AND 4 TO 7 FT S OF 22N. W OF BAHAMAS...SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 28N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL...EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT TO 68W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N 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 27N 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. .FRI...N OF 27N E OF 71W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 22N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE AND BECOMING N TO NE WINDS S OF 25N. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT W OF 74W LATE. W OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER GR/JS