000 FZNT23 KNHC 162119 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 430 PM EST TUE FEB 16 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. AMZ089-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT SOUTH OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL REACH FROM EASTERN CUBA THROUGH JAMAICA TO NE NICARAGUA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO THE SW CARIBBEAN WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER THE CARIBBEAN THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS N OF AREA INCREASING TRADES FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ082-170330- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 .TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 84W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR HONDURAS WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT NEAR HONDURAS WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT DOWNWIND OF WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 19N AND 2 TO 5 FT N OF 19N. .FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN MIXED NE AND E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT LEE OF CUBA. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. $$ AMZ084-170330- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 .TONIGHT...FROM 11N TO 13N E OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART LATE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT ALONG COAST OF NICARAGUA WED NIGHT. E OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT 10 KT S OF 10N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 10N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .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. .SUN...FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 77W NE TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-170330- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 13N W OF 76W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED AND WED NIGHT. ELSEWHERE S OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT E TO SE E OF 70W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 14N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE E OF 70W...AND EXCEPT NE 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE WED NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE LATE WED NIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 14N W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE E OF 70W THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WINDWARD PASSAGE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 14N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 13N W OF 72W INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT SAT NIGHT. .SUN...S OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 13N W OF 72W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 8 TO 11 FT S OF 13N W OF 72W. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ087-170330- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 430 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 14N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 14N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S N OF 19N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. .WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 16N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT THU AND THU NIGHT. N OF 16N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW FAR NW PART...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THROUGHOUT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PART. .FRI...N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS NW PART EARLY. .SAT...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. .SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN MIXED E AND NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-170330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N70W TO 23N80W WILL REACH FROM 24N65W TO 20N70W WED MORNING THEN WILL STALL OVER THE SE PORTION OF THE AREA LATE WED WITH A REINFORCING COLD FRONT QUICKLY SWEEPING ACROSS THE AREA WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...WHICH WILL MOVE E OF THE AREA BY THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-170330- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 430 PM EST TUE FEB 16 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 16 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 76W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. .WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 77W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL 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. .WED NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST E OF 78W. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 4 TO 6 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 78W...AND 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL 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 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 72W NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 T IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 4 FT E OF BAHAMAS. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 70W AND EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 70W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT W OF 77W AND 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 77W. N OF 27N E OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N...BECOMING E TO SE W OF BAHAMAS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER LEWITSKY