000 FZNT23 KNHC 190311 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SW AND TROPICAL N ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM 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. AMZ089-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM HISPANIOLA TO COSTA RICA WILL DISSIPATE WHILE THE PORTION N OF 18N MOVES E OVER THE WATERS NE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FRI...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN MON NIGHT INTO TUE. $$ AMZ082-190930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG TROUGH. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 20N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 84W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...W OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 83W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W OF 81W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 81W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ084-190930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 10N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. 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 NIGHT...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 7 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY 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. .TUE...N OF 11N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ AMZ086-190930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 69W INCLUDING WINDWARD PASSAGE NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 14N E OF 69W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 14N E OF 69W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S OF 15N W OF 69W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TUE...S OF 14N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 14N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-190930- TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1030 PM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 16N SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 THROUGH SUN...N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. .MON...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 17N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. .TUE...N OF 19N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 19N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. $$ AMZ088-190930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS THE PARENT HIGH CENTER SHIFTS E FROM SE GEORGIA ON SUN TO S OF BERMUDA MON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS MON NIGHT REACHING THE SE WATERS TUE NIGHT. $$ AMZ080-190930- SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1030 PM EST THU FEB 18 2010 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 19 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 27N65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE WATERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 11 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR 27N65W. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR SE WATERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. .SUN...N OF 27N W OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 27N E OF 72W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST S OF BERMUDA. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .MON...N OF 27N W OF 72W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E OF 72W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. .TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON