000 FZNT23 KNHC 152123 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST MON FEB 15 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. AMZ089-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN LATE TONIGHT...REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA THROUGH JAMAICA TO E HONDURAS TUE NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE FROM WINDWARD PASSAGE TO SW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER CARIBBEAN THU. N PORTION OF COLD FRONT CONTINUES E THROUGH TROPICAL N ATLC ZONE N OF 19N THU THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS AREA W OF FRONT. $$ AMZ082-160330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 85W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU...S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 20N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT IN LEE OF CUBA. $$ AMZ084-160330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 .TONIGHT 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 AND WED NIGHT...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 THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N E OF 77W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT NEAR THE COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-160330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 72W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 72W. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE W OF FRONT IN WINDWARD PASSAGE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 14N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N W OF 72W INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. $$ AMZ087-160330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITHIN HIGHEST SEAS NE PART IN PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL AND SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE .WED THROUGH 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. .SAT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 16N $$ AMZ088-160330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 23N65W TO NEAR 20N70W. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NW WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...REACH FROM 31N72W TO CENTRAL CUBA BY TUE MORNING... FROM 24N65W TO 20N70W WED MORNING THEN STALL OVER THE FAR SE PORTION OF AREA LATE WED THROUGH THU AND PASS SE OF AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS W BEHIND THE FRONT THU AND FRI. $$ AMZ080-160330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N. WITHIN 240 NM E OF FRONT N OF 27N SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 27N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF FRONT 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 E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W 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. .SAT...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF 76W...4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 70W AND 76W...AND 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT W OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF 76W...3 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 76W...AND 6 TO 8 FT E OF 71W. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER