000 FZNT23 KNHC 171518 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST WED FEB 17 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. AMZ089-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN CUBA TO NE HONDURAS WILL MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT REACHING FROM THE WINDWARD PASSAGE TO NORTHERN COSTA RICA BY THU AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE THU NIGHT INTO FRI. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NW CARIBBEAN THU THROUGH SAT THEN WEAKEN SUN. $$ AMZ082-172130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 19N W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 19N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 19N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT N OF 20N E OF 83W 2 TO 3 FT. .FRI...S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E OF 82W. N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 18N E OF 80W 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 83W INCREASING TO E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 18N E OF 80W ...AND 3 TO 5 T ELSEWHERE EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 20N E OF 84W. $$ AMZ084-172130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 78W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF FRONT N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT N OF FRONT 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI AND SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT E OF 78W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT... HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. N OF 10N BETWEEN 80W AND 83W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 10N W OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL... EXCEPT E OF 79W 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN...N OF 11N E OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 11N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL BETWEEN 81W AND 83W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 83W. S OF 11N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF 79W...AND 4 TO 7 FT W OF 79W. $$ AMZ086-172130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ...EXCEPT W OF 72W NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TI 8 FT. N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR WINDWARD PASSAGE TONIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE WINDS AND WINDWARD PASSAGE NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT ...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...S OF 15N W OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. S OF 15N E OF 67W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 15N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-172130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 16N TO 19N E TO SE 10 T0 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 18N S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 15N...AND 4 TO 5 FT N OF 15N EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT WITHIN 150 NM E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART ALONG FRONT. .FRI...S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 16N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT IN W SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...S OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 17N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT N OF 19N BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. $$ AMZ088-172130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N65W TO SE BAHAMAS THEN STATIONARY TO EASTERN CUBA WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY THU EVENING AS A SECOND COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS TONIGHT AND THU MOVING AND E OF AREA THU NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN. $$ AMZ080-172130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST WED FEB 17 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... EXCEPT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND 8 TO 10 FT... BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT TONIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL E OF 74W...AND 10 TO 12 FT W OF 74W. S OF 26N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI...N OF 28N E OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. N OF 28N W OF 71W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BETWEEN 71W AND 77W ...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 28N E OF 71W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 22N E OF 71W N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 22N...AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 22N. S OF 28N W OF 71W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SW OF BAHAMAS NE TO E. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 71W AND 75W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 75W EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE WATERS ALONG FRONT. .SAT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST FAR E. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 26N W OF 78W BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. .SUN...N OF 28N E OF 75W W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... EXCEPT E PART SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS...AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 75W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 75W. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE