000 FZNT23 KNHC 181447 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM EST THU FEB 18 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. AMZ089-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA WILL DISSIPATE S OF 18N THROUGH FRI...WHILE THE PORTION N OF 18N APPROACHES THE VICINITY OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS THEN THE NORTHERN WATERS OF THE TROPICAL N ATLC FRI AFTERNOON...AND DISSIPATES LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SAT. $$ AMZ082-182130- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 19N W OF FRONT TO 85W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON...W OF 81W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-182130- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NEAR COASTS OF COLOMBIA AND NICARAGUA NE 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 10N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. N OF 10N W OF 80W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 10N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY 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 W OF 79W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...N OF 11N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 11N W OF 78W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 11N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. $$ AMZ086-182130- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF 66W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT AND WINDWARD PASSAGE N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 15N BETWEEN 66W AND 69W 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST FAR SW. E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 14N BETWEEN 65W AND 69W 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 15N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-182130- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 19N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION LATE. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 10 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 16N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 16N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 17N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON...S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. FROM 13N TO 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL...HIGHEST NE. $$ AMZ088-182130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 23N65W TO HISPANIOLA WILL MOVE E OF AREA EARLY TONIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SUN...THEN SHIFT E OF 65W MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS N FLORIDA. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN PORTION MON. $$ AMZ080-182130- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 AM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 23N E OF 75W NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND 4 TO 6 FT SW OF BAHAMAS E OF 79W...AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 79W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. .TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF 75W W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF 78W NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL E OF BAHAMAS...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF BAHAMAS. W OF 78W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE PORTION EARLY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 69W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N BETWEEN 69W AND 78W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW TO N SWELL NE OF BAHAMAS...AND SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SW OF BAHAMAS. .SAT...N OF 26N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BETWEEN 70W AND 75W...AND TO 1 TO 2 FT W OF 75W. N OF 26N W OF 70W NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .SUN...N OF 26N W OF 70W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 26N E OF 70W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT FAR SE PORTION 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON...N OF 26N W OF 74W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. N OF 26N E OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... EXCEPT E OF 70W VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 26N E OF 74W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N W OF 74W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER AGUIRRE